Cherries & Apricots

When the family was here, we went to U-Pick cherries and apricots at the university orchard.

We came home with 150 pounds of fruit!

Most of that cherries--primarily Bing, with some Rainier mixed in.

The apricots weren't very ripe, but we brought home a few buckets worth.

Plus one small bucket of pie cherries that was immediately made into a pie.

So we made a bunch of cherry jam and canned it--half is regular sugar and half is low sugar.

It was my first time making cooked jam. 

 Final tally:

42 jars of cherries

23 jars of apricots

We did light syrup for everything. I'm learning medium syrup does have its place. I think next time I would do medium for the apricot since they weren't as ripe.

They are still good with light, but a little on the tart side.



Canned fruit is so pretty.