I was canning those pie cherries the other day and decided to make some tri-berry jam at the same time, I figured I might as well since I was in the kitchen already and the kitchen was "canning clean" so I dug around in the freezer and pulled out the organic black berries that came from my mother in laws garden last year, the frozen organic blueberries I bought on sale in bulk a few years ago, and then the frozen strawberries I keep on hand for smoothies.... I threw them all in the pot and made jam....
I think a lot of people believe that you have to live in a rural setting to put food up, they think you have to live down the road from a farm, participate in a CSA, or have the space and time to grow yourself.... I guess what I am trying to say is that though all those things are ideal for canning, they are not totally necessary.Find your closest bulk food store and buy a big bag of frozen fruit to put up. When there is a good sale on seasonal produce at the grocery market, take advantage and use that... just use whatever is available to you in your area.... Go on...give it a try, you know you want to...Now would you all humor me with some advice please? I have a quart of local raw honey, I had only dipped into it once.... the ants got in, UNDER THE LID... Would you scoop out the dead ants, and put the honey in a better jar with a better lid, or would you chuck the whole jar??
Yesterday I completely gutted this room that was once a nursery, then my office, then a storage/junk room which is now being transformed into a room for the boys... I ripped up the carpet and padding, took a crowbar to the nail strips, and got all of the staples out with a hammer....I had all 3 of the kids wipe down walls and baseboards so I can paint today... the color is not going to be the turquoise you see, that was one of those things I started then had second thoughts about before completion.... the color will be the faintest sky blue and I am hoping that I can create a space they can take pride in caring for.
Mr. Clean magic erasers truly are magical... I am thinking about buying stock!
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I'd scoop the ants out, put the honey in a better jar, and then submerge the jar in boiling water for awhile. That way if the ants tracked in any bacteria or fungus you have a chance of killing it before it takes over the honey.
I'd scrape out the ants and keep the honey, no way would I throw it out! I learned a cool trick about magic erasers, cut them in strips so you can use less.
Scrape out the ants and keep the honey in a new container - honey is naturally anti bacterial and anti viral, so you should be okay germ wise.
I made jam for the first time this weekend, and it was wonderful! Good luck with the room redo - looks good so far : )
I'm with the others on salvaging the honey. I'm pretty sure honey has anti-microbial properties or something like that to keep it from getting any funky germs.
I dont know what I would do about the honey, sorry I am no help:) But your jam looks like it will be wonderful:)
Save the honey!! For sure.
and, aren't those magic erasers -- MAGIC!? I love them.
Ide scoop ants.
Wow on the room! You accomplished a lot. No wonder you haven't been around. :)
HOW ABOUT PUTTING SOME BUTCHER PAPER (OR SOME OTHER PAPER) ON THE NEWLY PAINTED WALL FOR COLOR CRAYON USE. YOUR "ARTIST" WILL HAVE A GREAT TIME AND WALL WILL BE PROTECTED. LOVE YOU, AUNTIE
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