Wordless Wednesday- Summer goodies.

Well, summer has finally arrived here in Northern California. After a period of what seemed like forever filled with rain and gloomy skies the sun has finally found us. With our second beautiful day in a row and no specific plans I sent my son out to play and took some time to preserve an early summer favorite...Cherries!
Thanks to my mom's neighbor sharing!

I washed and pitted (until my fingers were stained, note to self maybe some gloves next time)

Chopped, I cheated and used my fun new manual food processor.

Processing!

And Done! I love the "Pop" of the lid!

I have never done cherries so I followed this recipe http://www.pickyourown.org/cherry_preserves.htm.

I did sample the final product directly out of the pot and I have to say...YUMMY!

I love being able to preserve, share and eat fresh fruits and veggies all year long. What's one of your favorite Summer things?