Delayed productivity still Tastes Good

This past autumn I was feeling so buried in apples that when the little greengage plums came in I ended up just whacking them in half to pull out the pits and stuffing them into ziplocs in the freezer. Finally got around to doing them up today, canning takes sooo long but it's always so nice to see the end result.



They look so home-like and cozy, still warm from the canner. This is a greengage jam made with the apple juice I steamed out from my apples plus a little fructose, a shake of allspice and a bit of lemon peel. Came out almost like a 'butter' instead of a jam mostly because being frozen and thawed changed the texture of the fruit. I'm experimenting with no-sugar jam attempts... Tastes tangy and lovely. I feel so productive, in a delayed sort of way. Wish I could share it with you all.