A cold front came through yesterday, and it has us here on the homestead already dreaming of fall. The skies are that bright blue that only fall can bring, the temperatures are pleasant and the humidity is low (well, low to us anyhow).
Since I was lucky enough to get a whole box of canning pears for just $5 the other day, I've been thumbing through the canning books looking for something yummy to do with them. I'm sure some of them will still end up just cubed and canned in syrup, but at least some of them have found their way to the crock pot to become pear butter.
I've never made pear butter before, but the recipe is the same as the apple butter I make every year. (See my previous posts for the recipe) They've been cooking on low since about noon, and boy oh boy does the house smell amazing! I'm going to let them go all night and they should be ready for canning in the morning. Can't wait to spread some on some home made bread!
Another fall ritual is going strong as well - the husband broke out the chainsaw and did some woodcutting to stock back up the woodshed. We try not to use the electric heat hardly at all during the winter, so the woodshed is very important. Of course, I made some more paper fire bricks today as well, and with 80 degree temps all week they should get off to a good start drying.
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