Our house was full of excitement last night as the 15 of us examined each other's jarred bounties. I can't specify the highlights for me this year, as everything turned out to be so incredibly awesome! I'll have to report back on the jarred grape juice, as that needs to sit for a couple more weeks. However, you can be certain I'll be critical, as I enjoy giving my cousin Keith a very hard time. Here's what we ended up with:
A table full of incredible stuff:
A few photos of individual things... I couldn't get shots of everything with the chaos of babies, kids, and adults all surrounding the table.
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| Keith and Ange brought this super-cool looking grape juice in jars. Can't wait to try it! |
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| Laurie's salsa. It goes without saying that this stuff is hot! And yummy of course. |
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| Can't get any better than raw honey. And I'm pretty sure Sarah wins the award for presentation. |
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| Matt's beet-pickled eggs. A well-executed adventure for my brother. |
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| Sarah's red tomato piccalilli. No cukes in this fall favorite. |
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This funky sauce goes awesome on grilled chicken and is chunky enough to eat with chips.
Thanks to Holly, I made out with an extra jar! |
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| Here's a family favorite and my favorite item from the night. I swear it's not because my Mom made it! |
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Peach Raspberry Jam made by an incredibly talented jamasseur. Oh, it's mine!
I definitely feel humbled by all the effort that went into everyone's creations.
Other jarfections not shown here included Aunt Judy's Adirondack pickles, Erin's Caramel Apple Jam, Trish's Chocolate Raspberry Jam, Shellene's Pasta Sauce, Amy's Apple Sauce (last year's favorite), Aunt Carol's Caramel Popcorn, and Jady's Piccalilli. Jady was new to the swap this year, and I am SO GLAD she participated. It's always a nice treat to have newbees, and this woman can cook! I can't wait to try everything! |
That is awesome.....LOVE IT!!
ReplyDeleteThat jam looks AMAZING. I love honey in a jar... with the comb! BTW thank you for adding my blog to your page - I really appreciate it :)
ReplyDeleteI had a blast Sue! Thanks so much for inviting me. The first thing to disappear around here was Aunt Carol's caramel corn.. lol And Matt's beet-pickled eggs are quickly disappearing from my frig. Last nite I made roast pork with the Zesty Peach BBQ Sauce.. (yummy!) along with Amy's famous applesauce. Needless to say, there were no leftovers. ;)
ReplyDeleteThis is so cool. I have always wanted to host one of these parties! You had a cool variety in the types of things that people brought with them.
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