On Sunday, I went to Frecon Farm Orchard in Boyertown, PA and picked lots of apples and pears. I'm busy working up some sweet and tasty preserves and will have them available at the market starting September 27th. I'll be turning the pears into my mother-in-law's favorite: Brown Sugar Cinnamon Pear Spread!
I also finally jammed up some of our homegrown ground cherries. This recipe turned out better than I could have dreamed! Tastes like a mix of pineapples and strawberries. And the best thing of all - only 3 ingredients! These will be available at the market this week - September 20th.
The pickled beets (3 ways!) will also be ready for the market this week. I jarred these up a few weeks ago, and they have been curing up. Beautiful and delicious!
And lastly, the watermelon rind pickles are an interesting and tasty pickle. My mom told me that she remembered her grandmother taking these out of the pantry and serve them with cucumber tea sandwiches and sweet tea when she would have her friends over.
I couldn't let the watermelon meat go to waste, so I mixed up a batch of watermelon preserves. I'm going to hold onto a jar of this and breakout in the middle of February. It's like a jar of summer!
And I'm excited to announce that I've been working on some tasty beer preserves recipes. I'll be debuting these at the Indian Valley Farmer's Market Oktoberfest on October 18th. I'll probably post some pictures ahead of time, but these will make GREAT stocking stuffers and hostess gifts this holiday season!
