Shrug on your favourite sweater, grab a bag and one of your (favourite) kids, and set out for a walk around your neighbourhood, keeping your eyes peeled for a crabapple tree loaded with fruit. Knock on the owner's door and ask if you may pick away till your heart is content. Most people are more than happy to see you pick from their tree - leaving some for the birds, of course.
Once your your heart is content and your bag is overflowing with tart, red, apple-ly (my word!) goodness, head for home.
Once your your heart is content and your bag is overflowing with tart, red, apple-ly (my word!) goodness, head for home.
Heat your stove to medium. Fill a pot 3/4 full with water and throw in a pile of crabapples cut in half. Add some cloves, some cinnamon (and any other falls spices you might like....anise, cardamom, allspice...) and let the simmering begin.
Before you know it, your home will smell like heaven and your family will be asking you what you are making that smells so amazing.
You will then say "ummmmmmm.................nothing."
Then you will feel guilty for teasing them like that and end up making a batch of cookies or something. I guess that's the rub. Haha!!
And hey.........there's always the option of trying your hand at making crabapple jelly. The recipe is on the back of the Certo boxes at your local grocery store. What's the worst that can happen ----- your jelly doesn't turn out and you have several jars of crabapple syrup for pancakes??? Your neighbour might even like some of that!!!!
images © copyright Melody Armstrong 2013
Melody, your photography in the last few posts is absolutely stunning - so beautiful it's almost too much to take in. The pictures along with your words are such a gift - thanks for sharing with us!
ReplyDeletethank you so much Judy. I just love when my photography touches someone's soul - Yay!! Your comments mean the world to me. And when the time is right, I sure look forward to more of your beauty and insight on the page. xo. Melody
DeleteI just spent the last 7 hours making 23 quarts of tomato puree/paste for the freezer. I kept thinking that this was a blog thing to do. Funny that you wrote about kitchen goings-on today! ;-) xoxojoey
ReplyDeleteDearest Joey -- 23 quarts -- what a martha stewart you are! :) Good job girl - now you need to take a picture of all of them and post them on YOUR celtic heart blog. xoxox and look forward to talking to you soon.
Deletemmm... i can almost smell it! xo
Deletesoooo yum! Have a lovely day, Mindy. (got my e-zine and cards in the mail. thank you. Great job)
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