It really wasn't an adventure. My best friend Rebecca and I went to pick Raspberries at a local farm, here on West Mountain. We went after I got home from work. And we got our husbands and kids together, got em some pizza and took off! It was dusk and the Mosquitos were out in full force. We picked until dark and filled the milk jugs we'd brought. We cut the tops off of the jugs and hung them around our waists with a belt (see picture). I felt like I was wearing 2 fanny packs, but it was very convenient. The raspberry farm works off the honor code. You weigh your own berries and leave your money in an envelope on the table along with everyone else's money. Pretty trusting!
I'm not sure how it happened, but I woke up with hives all over my legs. Allergic to something...Mosquitos? Raspberry bushes? Or some other plant I rubbed my legs on.
Regardless, I medicated and turned my fresh raspberries into jam with a quick and easy recipe:
1 2/3 cups mashed berries
2/3 cup Sugar
2 TBSP Pectin
1TBSP Lemon Juice
Stir for 3 minutes (no cooking)
Pour in Jars
Freeze!
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