Mmmmm... cupcakes for school lunches this week... lucky if they'll last past Tuesday!~
I picked an icecream container full of mulberries a few weeks ago but hadn't got back to the tree where I sneaked them from. My brother-in-law came into work the other day with a ziplock bag full of mulberries, ripe and ready to eat (they ended up in a delicious little tart). I mentioned how I needed to get some more so I could make jam. He obliged by bringing back another 2 litre container full.~
This is my incredibly expensive jam funnel! Actually, it's a re-purposed 2 litre milk container which I cut down. It is ideal for pouring jam into jars.~
The fruits of my labour - 14 jars of jam and a further 3 jars of jam juice (no fruit). That will be nice swirled through icecream or drizzled on bread and butter.~
Lunch was a very nice plate of barbecued fish (Flake fillets or gummy shark) which was given to us by our friend Graeme who loves to fish.
Greek Lamb Kebabs a la Angus for dinner.
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Cheers - Joolz
You've been busy, love the pink icing on the cupcakes, almost looks as if you put mulberry juice in it. I must start thinking about making some jam and chutney soon.
ReplyDeleteHi Joolz, thanks for visiting my blog. :) Your jam looks marvelous! My husband's family had a mulberry tree in their yard when they were growing up, but my mil was definitely not a domestic engineer... lol
ReplyDeleteMulberrys bring back so many childhood memories! Sneaking mulberries from the cranky old lady's tree up the road,to be honest,lol.
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How great does that Jam look? WOW! 14 JARS TOO!!!!
ReplyDeleteThe funnel idea is brilliant!
Yum! What is it about childhood memories and mulberries? The huge tree from my memory was in the yard at my high school.
ReplyDeleteSounds like you have been busy. We used to have a mulberry tree in our backyard when I was a kid and I love mulberries
ReplyDeleteHi Joolz,
ReplyDeleteYum, Mulberry Jam, can I ask a silly quesion? Why do your jars have no lids or did you take the photo before the lids were on?
The cupcakes look yum too.
Tracie
Never heard of mulberry jam, but it looks lovely. Reminds me of when "C" and I were children and next door neighbors--there was a big mulberry tree in her yard and I loved to eat them. My mother told me they were only fit for birds to eat, but I thought they were pretty tasty and they stained your fingers and mouth such a pretty color! That was long ago, and I don't think I've even seen a mulberry tree since.
ReplyDeletemmmm those look delicious!! Just found your blog, can't wait to browse around :)
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