Jam and Garden

Strawberries were on a good sale so we bought 22 pounds and set to work. The boys are preparing strawberry for jam; we made 10 freezer jams and I canned 5 pints of regular jam. Hannah is laying out strawberries to be individually frozen. We've already gone through 1 of the 3 bags we froze (probably 2-3 lbs). I washed strawberries and took pictures. The kids are actually really good helpers and sped up the process considerably.

Also our garden is doing really well. We've had tons of swiss chard, good crop of beans thus far, peas are already dead due to the 99 degree temperatures, but we got a few. The yellow squash is coming out in force. Zuchinni and corn are slowly getting there. Haven't seen any cucumbers starting to form yet, but some flowers are out. Tomatoes are green and growing...hopefully will get some ripe red ones soon. We planted 13 tomato plants so we should be swimming in them soon. I hope to can salsa, stewed tomatoes, tomato sauce, and eat them by the handfuls. Mmm. We're so glad our garden is doing well and feel really blessed every time we see all the beautiful green plants.