Tag Archives: Cooking

More Blackberry Jam

Posted on September 7, 2012 by sewtheday

While Ginger Boy was enjoying his first day of Pre-K, Ginger Baby and myself went blackberry picking.  With the help of my friend, we picked 8 pounds in about an hour. After running all the berries through my Kitchen Aid … Continue reading →

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Summer Canning

Posted on August 27, 2012 by sewtheday

The blackberries came late this year and have only ripened recently, probably due to the chilly summer we’ve had.  At any rate, I came home with 8 pounds of blackberries!  I froze 3 pounds and proceeded to make up some … Continue reading →

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Vanilla Check-In

Posted on April 29, 2012 by sewtheday

I’ve been letting my vanilla sit for just over a month.   This is what it looked like the day I started the batch.           I give it a shake or a swirl ever couple of … Continue reading →

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Making Vanilla Extract

Posted on March 21, 2012 by sewtheday

Today I went to the Olympia Food Co-op to pick up some Ecos laundry detergent and I remembered that I wanted to get some vanilla beans to make some extract. It’s a pretty simple process of letting split vanilla beans soak … Continue reading →

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