For some time I have wanted to learn to preserve fruit - I know my mother preserved (bottled as she calls it) however she really only pulled out this skill after I had left home and she moved to the country so I never really saw her do it - and hense forth - I never learned to do it myself. Soooo with the help of my friend Hannah ( my oldest friend - she and I have been friends since I was 5 and she was 4) and some phone calls to my mum I have started my foray into preserving.
This process has been helped by the acquisition of a beautiful big preserving pan that I picked up from my local market for only $5 - a total bargain!!!
So far I have used it to preserve apples and feijoas. I got both lots of fruit for free and my darling mum has furnished me with jars seals and rings - which is very generous of her - I think its because she is proud of me for preserving the old ways ( excuse the pun)
Whoa that was a lot of feijoas it took me half the morning to peel and cut them all
and the result 7 big jars of feijoas and two icecream containers of feijoas to freeze for later use :D
I also did a bunch of apple and feijoa, some peaches and some pears :D
All in all it has been an enjoyable experience and I am glad to have gained a new skill since I am now a stay at home mum to be :D
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