Blueberry Update

12 full pints of my first canned blueberry jelly. 
We snacked on some of the blueberries, and froze the last 16 cups from the first 10 lb. box.

 

 

I never flash freeze my blueberries.  I wash them, drain them, and dry them before freezing.  It's worked well for me.

After that I headed out to weed out the spaghetti squash and the pumpkin.  When I came in, I completely forgot to put my chickens in the roaster.  So............back out to the garden I went, despite getting attacked by an army of mosquitoes, dug up carrots and potatoes (I already had a few onions dug up), and set it all to roast.  It won't be done until late, but it will make a nice lunch tomorrow.  

Blueberry Bonanza!

Our 20 pounds of Michigan grown blueberries are in.  I have already started the first batch of Blueberry Jelly - my first ever.

The plan is to can about 12 pints of jelly vs. jam today, but we will see.  I have a list of other things to make with the blueberries, as well as freeze some of them for future muffins, breakfast bars, breads, and pancakes/waffles.