June 7, 2012

• Last year we planted a strawberry patch on the south side of the garage.  We didn’t get a single berry because the plants were new and critters and birds ate what few there were.  This year we put up a fence and covered the patch with chicken wire and fabric.
  
  
  Our first harvest yielded about a gallon of berries.  There’s nothing like the smell (or the taste) of field ripened strawberries.
  
  
  My first attempt at canning jam gave us five jars.  I overcooked them a bit, but the jam still tastes great.
  

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