Well, now that its June and we are out of school, I think it is safe to say it is officially summer. We've been to the pool, we've swam in the pond (I haven't yet I guess), and yesterday the kids played slip n slide at a friends house.
For me, though, one of the biggest "steps" to it actually being summer is strawberry season. I love strawberry season. And so do the kids. They don't even complain about the picking part. HA! And we enjoy the "fruits" of labor all year long. Well, as long as it lasts.
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| The kids helped pick these 2 flats of berries at our local strawberry patch. And they are still smiling.
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There aren't more pictures of us picking (although I wanted them) because the kids are the "slacker police" and will call you out on it-loudly. One year my dad came with us and ran into someone he knew (which isn't hard) and the kids STILL get on to him about what a terrible berry picker he is cause he runs his mouth too much. :)
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| 2 flats = 26.5 lbs of berries. Nom nom nom. |
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| First batch of strawberry jam! I love the color when you make strawberry jam! |
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| Berries in the dehydrator....you can not fathom how good this makes the house smell...but it doesn't yield much so I don't plan to do it again but I'm glad I tried it! |
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Some of what all those berries yielded. On the left-jam, on the right-sliced berries in syrup, and in the center dehydrated berries. (yes they are sitting on my floor-it is less cluttered than my kitchen counter-don't judge)
From all the berries we picked, we yielded 10 pints of jam, 1 pint of dehydrated berries, and 6 pints of sliced berries in syrup. Plus plenty to eat fresh and bake with for a while. On my list for next year, a raised strawberry bed. It is gonna happen!
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