Runny Preserves

Today I got up early again and because I had a teacher training day decided to make some jam, curd and lemonade. First of all I made some Pineapple Jam, next time I make it then I'll try to do some step by steps for you all to see. The pineapple jam is very thin and quite runny but tastes delicious, not bad for a first attempt at this type of jam. After I made 3 pots of this I then made 4 jars of lemon curd, it was really runny at first and it made me quite dissapointed but then after an hour in the fridge it is perfect, so that has made me smile today.
After the curd making I checked for eggs and Lesley did not fail to provide an egg, which was great. We've had 3 from her in the last 3 days.
After making the curd I still had 3 lemons left so I made some bitter lemonade, this was another thing I made for the first time today. It is absolutely delicious even though it is not fully finished even yet.
With all this cooking I took the time to use my oven glove and wooden spoon my mum and brother brought me back from Disneyland they are really cool and brighten up the kitchen.

I hope you will join me tomorrow for the blog halloween special. I'll be carving a pumpkin for the omlet competition and hopefully making some soup/jam/both with the flesh I will not need.
Although it was a teacher training day I did take the opportunity to catch up with some coursework ready for the new half term which starts tomorrow.
Just a quick note that since this blog has started Carly has laid 3 eggs and Lesley has laid 5!

Thanks for reading,
Martin