A final harvest
I'm thankful, actually, that our apple, cherry and plum trees are largely in shade. It keeps the harvest down.
This was the (only) harvest from a small, heavily shaded plum tree this afternoon.
They're cling-pit plums, not very big, with a sweet-tart taste, ideal for cobblers, tarts, or jam. I'm planning to make freezer jam out of these, to join their cherry brethren in the freezer until winter and late spring/early summer, when we'll return.
I wish I could take some of my fruits back to the U.S., but that's not an allowed food, alas. Bread and cheese, along with olive oil and some spices; those I'll bring, just so we'll have something to eat after our remote border crossing this time. We'll be staying overnight in Sutton, Quebec via a HomeExchange partner, so will not be on a major crossing point when we go into Vermont the next day.
This was the (only) harvest from a small, heavily shaded plum tree this afternoon.
They're cling-pit plums, not very big, with a sweet-tart taste, ideal for cobblers, tarts, or jam. I'm planning to make freezer jam out of these, to join their cherry brethren in the freezer until winter and late spring/early summer, when we'll return.
I wish I could take some of my fruits back to the U.S., but that's not an allowed food, alas. Bread and cheese, along with olive oil and some spices; those I'll bring, just so we'll have something to eat after our remote border crossing this time. We'll be staying overnight in Sutton, Quebec via a HomeExchange partner, so will not be on a major crossing point when we go into Vermont the next day.
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