We Love Fall

This fall we decided to make the most of the farmer's market and seasonal produce through canning!  Last year we canned peaches, apple butter, pumpkin butter and a turkey. So far this year we have canned rhubarb-raspberry jam, dill pickles, peaches, choke cherry syrup, choke cherry jam, crab apple jelly, crab apple marmalade, pears, and ... We also became ambitious and prepared freezer storage foods such as green chile corn tamales, corn, bread, zucchini bread, green chiles, rhubarb, raspberries, blueberries and peaches. We love our new deep freezer! I guess you could say we are nesting:)  

Picking crab apples is so fun!

We waited till after a frost and now the apples are dark red!

I love my pirate husband!!!

Poof! Crab apple jelly, marmalade, and juice! The juice label reads "Bloody Mary, she was a tasteful lady." So funny! We used this juice to make a mold cider for a Halloween get together, and it was delicious! And is it me, or does one of those green apples look poisonous?