Remember the other day how we got a whole heap of cherries? Well, that afternoon my partner discovered a different orchard was selling some produce too! Check out this haul below:
We have: raspberry jam, boysenberries, blueberries, red currants, then (in my best Bubba voice) cherry pie family size, cherry pie individual size, cherry juice, cherry ice cream…
…cherry slice. Tha’s…tha’s about it.
Now, the trouble with getting so many rich berries all at once while they’re all in season, is that we end up unable to handle eating more berries after a while. We don’t want all this stuff to go off, and I have a hankering for making some sauces, desserts and baked stuff. So I decided to stockpile it in the freezer for cold weather.
Can you just imagine when it’s snowing, having a lovely strudel, or a lamb roast with some red currant sauce? I want to get loads more red currants, because they’re far too tart to eat fresh, so I know everyone won’t pinch them. Yet, most of us here love red currant sauce on meats, and that’s a nightmare to buy at the supermarket! If you can find it ready made to buy, it’s dear as poison. I think home made will be a lot nicer.
I’ve hidden all this away in our big chest freezer for us to forget about until Winter. I think we’ll keep stocking up on the jams, and buying enough fruit to eat fresh and enough to freeze.
Of course, everytime we get more berry-type fruit, it makes me want to plant them in our yard. I have decided we will plant blueberries, we’re seriously considering a cherry tree, but we will have to draw the line somewhere, I’m sure.
In the meantime, I’ll have time to think about what to make with this frozen stuff for the colder weather. Any suggestions?
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I’ve been stalking your blog ,of course and it’s great to read of your happiness. About time you got a break.
The fruit abundance is making me envious. What a terrific selection. Have you thought of dehydrating some?
I had a Nara dehydrator but sold that after a friend told me of making little fly screens to slide in on your oven slides. Leave the door open a tad and have it on low. Works great.
I would love an Excalibur dryer but there’s not enough demand to justify the price! Take care. XO OH and a Merry Christmas season and school holidays.
Thanks so much Lydia:) Living here really is making me so much more happy. Everything’s so much more simple. Even the tough times are easier out this way!
Yes, I was thinking how great it’d be to dehydrate some fruit! I didn’t know you could do it that way in the oven, I’d love to give that a go. Thanks so much for the tip!
I’d also love to buy a dehydrator one day, my kids love snacking on dried fruit.
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