More lolly moulds arrived in the post today. I needed quite a few, and I couldn't justify paying the price of the lovely ones at Lakeland, so I found somewhere that did the same sort of moulds but for much less money.
I started by making cherry lollies. I got my cherry stoner out to help, and I decided that I might as well make good use of it. So, i went on to prepare a load of cherry compote, which is now sitting in a jar waiting to be pasteurised. And as I am going to have to get the pasteuriser out(having read that pressure canning isn't recommended for soft fruit), I thought I might as well make up some other bottles of stuff to make good use of it. Next up, a bottle of stoned cherries in syrup. And then a bottle of tayberries in syrup.
By this time I was fed up of cherries, sugar syrups, cherry stones, sugar, general stickiness, my mouli, and preserving jars. The Girls were lined up by the cherry tree, as I had been casually tossing them the less-than-perfect cherries.
I'm waiting for the lollies to freeze so I can try one. And then I'll have another round of cherry bashing tomorrow.
I started by making cherry lollies. I got my cherry stoner out to help, and I decided that I might as well make good use of it. So, i went on to prepare a load of cherry compote, which is now sitting in a jar waiting to be pasteurised. And as I am going to have to get the pasteuriser out(having read that pressure canning isn't recommended for soft fruit), I thought I might as well make up some other bottles of stuff to make good use of it. Next up, a bottle of stoned cherries in syrup. And then a bottle of tayberries in syrup.
By this time I was fed up of cherries, sugar syrups, cherry stones, sugar, general stickiness, my mouli, and preserving jars. The Girls were lined up by the cherry tree, as I had been casually tossing them the less-than-perfect cherries.
I'm waiting for the lollies to freeze so I can try one. And then I'll have another round of cherry bashing tomorrow.
