A field of strawberries

We went strawberry picking today.  I love going to farms and picking my own fruit.  There's something about the act of walking through the orchards and fields and choosing which fruit you want that makes it taste better.

Cerah almost got lost out there

While Morgan carefully checked each berry out before picking them

Anthony was braver and just stuck his hand right in there

I showed Hannah the art of walking around to find the best strawberries

We couldn't resist one little bite.  Not to worry, we had them weighed before we started eating.

 With so many strawberries I decided to try making strawberry jam.  We bought stuff last year to make the jam but ended up eating all the strawberries!

Here's everything we need lined up and ready to use

The first thing I did was wash all the berries

Then I took the stems out

After that they were put on a pan to be mashed up

Next came the cooking of the berries and the sugar

Meanwhile the jars and the lids were being sanitized

Finally it was time to put the jam into the jars

These strawberries are feeling left out but I tomorrow I will make strawberry scones with them to go along with the jam

The finished product

Doesn't that look yummy!