A day in the kitchen...

While my dad was hauling grain for two of our neighbors, and while Andrew was in the hay field, Mother, Jacob and I spent a good portion of our day in the kitchen, and got many things accomplished.

For instance:

Jacob and I picked some peas; shelled them; steamed them lightly and then vacuum sealed and froze them... (The bag on the right is not sealed yet and the one on the left is vacuum sealed.)
Our sealer:

Mother and I cut up and mashed some Organic peaches, then added a couple pints of raspberries that Andrew brought back from the Bartletts' this morning...

...Then I made a double batch of jam, using honey to sweeten it and Pomona's Pectin to thicken it:

I also made a batch of delicious Raspberry Muffins. Yummy--especially with jam on top!!!

We also worked on green beans. Mother recently bought this handy tool that makes your beans into "French Style" beans...

We did 7 quarts worth--enough to fill the pressure-canner and will do more tomorrow.

And that was our day. Isn't harvest-time wonderful--and busy? :)