My long lost friend....

I was once told that raspberries grown in the Northwest are some of the biggest, juciest, tastiest berries ever. Now, I haven't had raspberries from all over the world, but these are definitely some of the tastiest berries I've ever had... and I've had quite a few in my life.

Yesterday we ventured over to a local farm and picked up these beauties:

They were pretty delicious. We wanted to make jam, it's been YEARS since we've made jam, and the stuff that we had canned before was looking pretty icky.

So we busted out the old canning jars:

and Nanna got them all prepped for us to make the jam:

Then with instruction and a little help I made jam, and it was so much easier than I thought it would be. Mash berries, boil berries with lemon juice & some Pectin, add sugar boil again, pour in jars. And you can't forget to eat a few along the way. I didn't get pictures of all the steps, I didn't even get them of the final project. It sure turned out yummy though!!

Maria had her first sampling of raspberries. My sis was there and caught these shots of Maria and I (thanks bean!!):

They were yummy berries... I love summer and all the fresh fruit it brings!!