Pears, Plums, and Grapes, Oh My

A half bushel of pears for $8? Yes, thank you very much.

These made some fine jars of halved pears in light syrup, pear jam, carrot cake jam (with carrots from our garden), and ginger pear preserves. All that and I still have a ton left!

And how about some ripe purple plums?

Despite having yellow flesh, the jam made from these plums turns a beautiful violet when you cook the pulp with the skins.

Free grapes? Don't mind if I do.

Gorgeous, aren't they? I wonder if I can get a vine or two to grow from seed in my own yard. We shall see. In the meantime, I wanted these luscious grapes to join cranberries to make some preserves I couldn't wait to try, however I cannot find fresh or frozen cranberries anywhere. *Sad face.*