Every June, we run down to Abers Acres and pick strawberries. Since I usually wait until the boys are out of school to go berry picking, we get the tiny berries left over at the end of the season. This is no bother to us, since I turn the berries into jam and can it for use in the winter (there's nothing like that taste of summer in the middle of January).
Matt was very serious about berry picking this year - he wanted to find a lot of berries. More berries = more jam, and more jam is a Very Important Thing in the life of this boy.
Nolan went to work, too. I think he ate more than he picked. It was amazingly hot this year, and he kept at it longer than I thought he would.
Matt settled into his own row and went as fast as he could.
We checked out with $9 worth of strawberries (enough for two batches of jam). We also picked up a quart of cherries on the way out of the farm stand. Nolan helped himself to a few before we reached the car.
I managed to get about 16 jars of jam out of our haul. We are eagerly awaiting black raspberry season to make more jam!
By the way, if you have never canned jam, you should. It is very simple to do - there's a tutorial here:
http://leahlefler.hubpages.com/video/How-to-Can-Strawberry-Jam
Freezer jam is pretty easy to make, too - though we don't have enough freezer space so I can ours.
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