Working With Plums ...

September 14, 2015

I had always talked about getting a dehydrator ...

having another way to preserve my produce ...

I was fortunate enough to receive one from Dagmar ... she no longer needed it ...

I was grateful ... !!!

So ... I began pitting lots of plums and placing them on the trays ...

ended up using four trays ...

then plugging in the Dehydrator ... letting let it run all night ...

I was amazed at how well they turned out ...

plus being so tasty ... !!!

 

September 15, 2015

The dried plums were packaged up into vacuum sealer bags ...

I also pitted about another few pounds ...

to be vacuumed sealed and placed in the freezer ...

A treat to look forward to in the winter months ... !!!

September 16, 2015

Still have lots of plums ...

decided to bake a cake ...

using moms "Simple Cake" recipe ...

Oh my ... the aroma in the kitchen was overwhelmingly delicious ...

couldn't wait for this Plum cake to finish baking ...

Once it was cooled ... I cut myself a small piece to enjoy with and afternoon coffee ... !!!

MMMMMMMM

(I did share a portion of this cake with the neighbours ... in exchange for some different produce)

While the cake was baking ...

more plums were pitted ...

to make a batch of Plum Jam ... !!!

Excited to have some fresh biscuits ... spread with a dollop of fresh jam ... !!!

I needed to work with a different colour of produce ...

Thought cooking up a Spagetti Squash for dinner was a great idea ...

This was enough of being in the kitchen for one day ...

it was time to go for a quick walk before dinner ... !!!