Blackberry brambles in the Port Orchard area were thick with ripe berries. We picked for three hours, and I made 13 quarts of jam.Next time, we'll bring a ladder - reaching up into those canes really tore up my arms...and my hair. I wore a pair of old running pants to protect my good pants.
I did my canning in batches of 3 quarts at a time, no sooner processing one batch than another was soon to follow. Finished at 9:00 p.m. Those jars sure looked gorgeous on my counter!
