I made jam today
My brother, the OLD one in Kansas City (ha ha) is a fantastic foodsmith. What is a foodsmith, you ask? It is someone who, in my opinion, can made a gourmet meal out of food scraps. While we were visiting him and his family a few weeks ago we got to try some of his fresh jam that was made out of his home grown strawberries. I’ve wanted to make jam ever since, and with a little help from my Mom (doing a Wal*Mart run) and my brother sharing his secrets, I was able to make my very own jam for John and the kids.
I am amazed at how easy it was to make and how delicious it tasted. I never want to eat store jam again! Here is the finished product:
TeamRachel aka mrskatvon is both a website to gain public awareness of Juvenile Batten Disease (which affects my oldest daughter) as well as a journal to remember the events in our lives.
Rachel was diagnosed with Batten Disease in July 2009 and while we knew something was "not right" we had no idea that such a nightmarish disease existed. There are dozens of nasty, orphan disease which affect people both very young and old.
Aside from dealing with the changes of Batten Disease in my daughter, Rachel, I have tasked myself with making life memorable for all of my children to make sure that (at least) 3 of them grow up to be as well adjusted and happy as possible.
It was really good. You are making me want to do dill pickled carrots. That is going to be awesome.