Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Life is Peachy!

We have a big peach tree in our yard.  When we first moved in we had a great crop of peaches-- most of which I gave away.  I figured there was no use in canning them since I was the only one who would eat them.  After that we really didn't have much success with peaches growing.  In fact one year we had one peach-- yep just one big softball-sized peach.  This year we had a GREAT year with our peaches and I decided to do something with them for me and the kids to enjoy (that's right-- Brent still won't eat fresh peaches from our tree.  Crazy boy.)  Here's a few things I've done with them.  Just call me Domestic Diva from now.

Brent's mom helped me can my peaches one morning.  I took over just some of our crop and we canned 11 jars!  Later that night I made peach cobbler.  Too bad I didn't take a picture of that one.  It was Y-U-M yummy!


Yesterday I tried my hand at freezer jam.  I had no idea how easy it is and I wish I'd been doing it all along!  We still have a few peaches left and I'm debating what to do with them.  Waffles with fresh peaches and cream is my favorite breakfast, so that's a must.  Maybe some more jam too since I had a neighbor offer to trade me homemade bread for some jam.  :)  

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