Bruce bought a box of peaches while at the Moscow Farmer's Market. I think he paid around $17 for the box. So, we proceeded to make peach jam. My job, in this endeavor, is to slip the peaches. I just submerge them in boiling water for 30 secs. then, quickly scoop them out, and plunge them into an ice bath!
Once cooled, I slip the skins off the peaches- It's so easy! and rather satisfying. And the skinless peaches are
so pretty- they gleam!
Then, Bruce gets to work, chopping,
and mixing,
and stirring...
Until the jam is finished. If you think it looks good, you should have smelled it! YUM!
15 jars of peach jam!
We still had some slipped peaches left, so we sliced them, and flash froze them (line them up individually on a cookie sheet, and freeze for a couple of hours. Then, take them off the cookie sheet to store in freezer bags for pies, breads, cobblers, etc.) We froze 7 bags!
We got to figuring... If we bought all this in the grocery store- first, you never know where it comes from. Our peaches were grown locally, reducing our carbon footprint. Second, figuring $4 a bag for frozen peaches, and $3 a jar for jam, (which we think is VERY conservative- especially with Thompson Falls prices- and we're not even counting the gas saved from not having to run into town to buy this stuff!), we are saving $56!!! Not bad for a night's work!
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