No more summer fruits :(

It's been a slow couple weeks in the jam kitchen - mostly because it's been a busy couple weeks in every other aspect of my life. I settled on a name for the blueberry jam. I had a user submitted "Cinnply Sublime" that I *really* like. I thought I was going to a farmer's market and had to run off some labels, so I have a few of the Cinnply Sublime labels. Unfortunately, when I opened a jar to taste it for myself the spices were a lot more subtle and the lime more on the forefront. It's a great jam, and I love it. The flavor, though, didn't match the flavor, so I am falling back on my own "Blimey!" once I get some new labels in.

I also ran across about fifty pounds of peaches from a farm outside Brighton. They were... awful to work with. I will never underestimate a peach again. The flavor of the peaches if phenomenal and really comes through in the jam I made which is hinted with rum and sweetened partially with brown sugar. It's a pretty simple, straightforward jam, but the flavors come through very well. The rum might be a little lighter than I'd like, but it really lets the peaches shine. Honestly, I'm not sure I'd do it differently because I love these peaches so much.

Unfortunately, these peaches were probably the last of my summer fruits. I have a few ideas in my back pocket to use produce that is just coming to season, but the overabundance of amazing fresh fruit is coming to an end. On the bright side, that means apples are coming in, and I can't wait to play with them.

I'm hoping to be in a market this Sunday. I'll be sure to get word out if it happens, but I"m keeping everything crossed at this point.

I've sold out of Carrot Cake and Jam Beam in 8oz jars, so here's an updated list of varieties.

8oz
Peach - yet to be named
Cinnply Sublime/Blimey
Chip Off the Ol' Berry
Cham-WOW
Mulled in Michigan
Thank RhuBerry Much
Black Cinn

4oz
Carrot Cake Jam - 3 jars left

Jam Beam - 1 jar left