Hi, Chelle’s Aunt Sari again. Today I’m doing a gallery stand out about Grandma’s Garden and in particular her fruits. When I think of Grandma’s fruits, I think Strawberry Freezer Jam using M&C Premium Pectin and this recipe. We would make Strawberry Jam every year. Kairyn kindly provides a beautiful 2-page LO of her children picking strawberries. I love the “vine” in the background paper and the way she coiled the string around. Squares on one page and circles on the other. They sure make pickin’ berries look a lot more fun than I remember.
Every few years, it would be our turn to get Grandma Pearl’s (Chelle’s Great Grandma)Black Cap Raspberry harvest. On summer mornings, we’d throw on a yucky old T-shirt, a long-sleeved flannel shirt, and a ball cap. No one wore flip flops, they didn’t provide enough protection. Next we’d snag a belt & a plastic ice-cream bucket. We were very cute and the picture of young womanhood! Cameras were not allowed! The belt went through the handle on the ice cream bucket so we could pick with both hands. (That’s a laugh) The ball caps and flannel shirts were are only defense from those horrible thorns! It didn’t matter how carefully you picked, you ALWAYS left the garden scratched up and with thorn punctures on your hands. Black caps have a darker, more intense, sweet taste than a regular raspberry and are my favorite fruit. I remember Grandma Pearl having her Fruit Juice Steamer going on the stove making Black Cap Jelly when we’d take the newly harvested berries inside for her. I can still taste the freshly baked bread, slathered with melting butter and that yummy burst of that sugary-sweet berry in the first bite. Or newly made pancakes with black cap syrup dripping down the sides. Is there any doubt why I’m diabetic? [HeeHee, so was my Dad and his mother, Grandma Pearl!] If you ever have the chance, you should definitely try them. On the funny side, Grandma had many bottles of black cap jelly in her storage room in the basement and when she passed, we’re pretty sure they’d turned to Black Cap wine. LOL
As I looked through different LOs, I couldn’t resist this one provided by Janine. She tied in the shrubbery with the lovely basket with her daughter. I love the texture of the blanket next to the shrubs. I remember many shrubs in both of my grandmother’s gardens… AND how we tore them up playing hide n seek on Sunday nights.
Janine
Roxana then provides a glimpse of every Grandma’s dream, a grandson who like to climb ladders & help in the garden. Notice the border made of different “scraps” of fabric. They’d make a great topper for a jar of preserves.
Roxana
I hope you all enjoyed this look at Grandma’s Fruits! Here are Chelle’s products that work with my stories and ideas.
Until next post, have a happy day!
Hi! I'm Chelle: a 40 something mom of 7. My husband & I live in a rural community in the rocky mountains with our 4 children still at home. In the winters we enjoy sledding & snuggling by the fire. I the cool fall evenings we love relaxing around the campfire & meeting friends at the county fair. Admiring the stars 
