Just Peachy

The jam making tradition began over 20 years ago with two ladies we like to call Nana and Aunt ReeRee.  Every summer they made batches and batches of jam, jarring up summer for the rest of the year.  Family members and neighbors counted themselves lucky if they got a strawberry or peach jam as a gift at Christmas or for a birthday or other special occasion.

We just finished this summer’s batch of peach jam following their recipe right down to the source for the best peaches, Pratt’s Country Store in Fountain City.  The folks at Pratt’s are always helpful.  Plus they give you a handy basket to tote home your peach haul.

The finished product is just as tasty as Nana and Aunt ReeRee’s.

You’ll have to taste it to see. 

In other news, there’s a midnight snacker at the Dunn House who leaves remnants of peach jam in the vanilla ice cream carton.  True story.  That sort of snacking makes for sweet dreams.

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Ode to Blueberry Jam

picked and looked and smooshed and canned

this blueberry jam’s homemade my fraaands

Seriously.  This jam is homemade from start to finish.

We began by spending a gloriously cool summer morning picking the fattest blueberries you’ve seen.  These beauties were grown by Grandparents Dunn on their property down two gravel roads in Claiborne County.

We only brought one little helper on this trip.  She didn’t want to miss a second of the action.

The best part about picking is that when you’re finished, Grandma makes you lunch – complete with homemade desserts and a root beer float (if you’re a clean picker).

Back in the "big city," we put all that goodness in jars so it can be enjoyed for the rest of the year.

It doesn’t get more homegrown than this.

Delicious blueberry jam.  From our family to yours.

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