Well, as you know (briefly) we have an allotment. My OH and I have only managed a couple of days up there so far due to summer hols etc. Weve been digging for england, trying to weed and break up the soil and so far have only managed about and eighth! The good news however, is that we have our first harvest of plums! The tree's been there a while and will need a good prune next year but in the meantime its produced about 5lbs of Jam! Im quite pleased with the colour but the consistency is a bit runny - however i'd rather have it like that than too sweet.
As the plums spurred me on, ive also now taken the blackcurrants (from our garden) out of the freezer and made blackcurrant jam (my favourite!) there was less of this and its only made about 3lbs of jam but still - other than the jam sugar and time, its free!
So, we are fruited right up and will not need to buy anything for quite a while (or until we are sick of our jam)! Friends and relatives - watch out for jam in your christmas stockings!
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