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| For our farm market this Saturday, I made blackberry jam that is cooling on its rack. |
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| I also made two pans of black walnut fudge. I had to make two, since one pan was a special birthday gift to my husband.
Making black walnut fudge is a labor of love. The nuts are gathered from our walnut trees and stored. Then they have to be cracked and the nutmeats taken out of the hard shells. Since they are very hard to crack, Chris surprised me last Christmas with a nutcracker of his own design. (Yes, he is hoping to get yours finished soon, Granny Sue and dr momi!!! He hardly sleeps at all right now since he is into so many things!)
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Even with the handy dandy nut cracker, it takes me a full hour to crack and shell out that many nuts! But black walnut fudge is a delicious and rare delicacy and the effort is so worth it!
At the farm market, we have farm fresh brown eggs from the Speckled Sussex hens and duck eggs from the Pekins.
Each week I replenish the table with freshly baked breads, cookies, cakes, pies and cinnamon rolls. Wednesday is an easy day. Thursday and Friday are two long days of preparation. I try to provide at least a couple of baked items for the gluten free diet. I'll offer a few surprises. Again, it's worth the work. I love that people come to the farm and enjoy my food! I'm having such a good time with this, and every Saturday has been like a party!
Before long, we'll be able to offer a wide range of vegetable plants and produce at a price that will make it easier on local household budgets and closer to home. We've started a couple of kinds of heirloom tomatoes that promise to have a delicious, old-fashioned tomato flavor.
Our farm market is an exciting new adventure and we appreciate that so many people are enjoying following us, shopping and sharing ideas. Thanks!
We have two huge English Walnut trees. Much easier to deal with. Jam now? Where are you getting the berries?
ReplyDeleteLori, I wish they were local. I have some canned that ARE both local and organic but, sorry to say, these came from California. Yes, English walnuts are much easier but my husband collects our black walnuts and really likes it in chocolate fudge!
DeleteAgain- I just love hearing about this. Too bad we cant all sample that fudge : )
ReplyDeleteI found an old-fashioned fudge recipe that has a relatively new twist, one that helps keep it from going sugary. And it is SOOO good!
DeleteOur adventure is similar to a one-man band. Our music, though, seems to be nonstop!
Right now, I'm taking a few minutes while angel food cakes bake. They are like magic!!!
Wow your keeping busy! No hurry on the nut cracker....I showed the picture to my husband though "this is the nut cracker I have ordered hun" :-)
ReplyDeletedr momi, yes, busy! Today someone called me with a job offer in my field (I had retired). Sounded tempting, but I'm committed to our little project and I certainly could not do both. We have a way to offer something helpful to the community and it's a way of saying THANKS. They're such a big part of me.
DeleteOh, and thank you for being understanding about the nutcracker. The parts are formed and painted except for one little piece. He still needs to find the right size steel to fabricate that part and then he can start putting the pieces together! He wants to make more for our farm market too, so I know, as soon as he can get the steel, he'll be on it!
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