bread & jam

sooo many berries. we made 2 batches of jam 19 - 1/2 pint jars of jam then still had berries! but thankfully not enough for another batch so leah just raw packed them with a light blackberry syrup we made and ended up with 2 pint & 2 1/2 pint jars of whole berries. one of the batches of jam was extremely sweet so the 2nd batch i cut the sugar in half but sadly i think that had some affect on the pectin since i hadnt picked up the "low/no sugar pectin" because my recipe called for the regular pectin and it doesnt seem to be setting as well but the 1st batch is nice and firm so that is something i need to research before making any more jams/jellies/preserves pesky pectin  i even added some cinnamon to the 1st batch. so many berries and most of them arent even ripe yet.  i guess i should learn to like them!    and then 2 loaves of sweet amish white bread. ended up leaving my bread pans behind so one of them is a ball of bread but as yummy as last time.    having a good productive day always makes one feel nice and relaxed. ah the simple things

mashing whole berries
 

i have decided that freezing blackberries changes the color,they were all black when picked!

ball-o-bread

the other day to my horror i walked into this scene.

my precious cheese had been cut into cubes, tossed in flour and sauteed.

i had half of the batch left.

the entire half. all of it! =[

now it tastes like a potato crouton or something.

R.I.P Squeaky cheese

i will see you when i have enough milk for another batch you will never be replaced because you were my first batch. i will always love you.

on another note my sweet blessing goat is well sweet. aww i need a goat post. i have come to love that silly goat. i think its mutual.

YAY for lazy sundays