Raspberry Picking

Posted on September 3rd, 2012 by Tonia 2 Comments

{Alternate Title: ERMAGERD ERTS SERPTERMBER!!}

Ohhhhh geez. I’m so behind on blogging!! August flew by at light-speed and I’m still reeling from it and trying to come to terms with the fact that it’s SEPTEMBER already! There are photos on my camera from JULY that I have yet to upload and share (I keep waiting for a quiet day with nothing to do but sit down and edit photos and write…..HAHA!)

…Starting with these from when my mom came to visit (in July!) and we went to Blue Vista to pick raspberries together. It was a beautiful day, but very hot. Our berries were melting in our fingers!

We had to work quickly, and when we got home we plunged them into cold water to rinse them before spreading them out onto cookie sheets and placing them in the freezer to firm up. Then we bagged them and stacked the bags in the freezer. It’s so nice to have a plethora of berries to enjoy all winter. I’ve already made smoothies with them a couple times!

Besides berries, we’re also putting up lots of tomatoes, pickles, and beans from our garden this year. What are you bagging/canning/storing away for winter? I’d love to know your favorite recipes for canned goods!

2 Comments

  1. Cathy Schroeder says:

    Emergod Tonia, great pictures. We had so much fun with you on our short visit. We should have picked way more blueberries, we already started tapping into our frozen ones, they won’t even last through the fall.

  2. Devin says:

    Beautiful picture of your beautiful Momma!

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