10/01/2026
🌧️🍓 A JAR-D UP KIND OF DAY! 🍓🌧️
While the rain did its thing outside, we stayed inside getting our kitchen all stirred up! 🥄✨
FOUR batches of jelly are officially done:
🍓 Strawberry
🌶️ Strawberry Jalapeño
🌶️ Raspberry Jalapeño
🍅 Tomato Jelly
And yes… TOMATO JELLY. 👀🍅
If you’ve never had it, you might be wondering what the heck we’re doing. 😂 But tomato jelly has been around for generations and is one of those old-fashioned preserves that deserves a comeback!
🍅 A few fun facts about tomato jelly:
• It’s not a savory tomato sauce — it’s a sweet, bright jelly with that delicious tomato flavor underneath.
• Tomato jelly has roots in old-fashioned home preserving, when people found creative ways to turn garden harvests into something that would last through the winter.
• It’s surprisingly good paired with cream cheese and crackers… and we're not saying you'll become obsessed, but we're also not NOT saying it. 😏
• And because tomatoes are technically a fruit, tomato jelly isn't quite as crazy as it sounds. 😉
Four batches. One rainy day. A whole lot of stirring. ❤️
JarD Up — crafted by the Lashleys.
It’s getting canny around here. 🍅🍓🌶️