Canning Apricots

This year I decided to try something new. I got a 20 pound box of fresh local apricots, for a really great price, and decided to make some jam.

I had my handy helpers Rachael and Steph. Rachael was a pro at opening the apricots and pulling the pit out. Steph was my fabulous chopper.

 Joseph was on taste check until he fell asleep :)

20 pounds of apricots ended up being way more then I had anticipated. It took me two days to complete everything. I made 4 batches of apricot jam and then apricot pineapple jam (my favorite), also canned a few fresh apricots, dried a batch and then froze a batch with my food saver. Yum! So worth all the hard work!