Thankful this is NOT a Black Friday Kind of Event

Dear Jam Fans~
For those of you in the Portland area, here is the latest collaboration between my fabulous neighbor, Christine Downs, & me. We had a wonderful holiday trunk show last year as well as a sweet trunk sale this last Summer. Christine does beautiful glass art & has had some terrific shows this year. We have a swell time whenever we get together & we can pretty much guarantee that if you stop by, we will chat, offer you food & drinks, & not pressure you to buy stuff! It would be great if you did, since that's the point of a sale, but the point is more about shopping locally with people you know, like, & trust. People who make things with their own hands from our own neighborhood! Please stop by on Friday night from 5:00 ~ 9:00! I am so grateful for my neighbors, friends, & supporters. Pink Slip Jam would be no where near as vibrant without all of you!

Many Thanks,
Jam, I Am

Pickling & Preserving the Harvest

Sometimes our gardens runneth over with bounty & sharing with your neighbors can be an excellent way to extend the abundance of whatever you may have grown. The exception to this rule (for me, anyway) would be a former neighbor who constantly gifted us with enormous, overgrown zucchini...there's only so much a person can take! Still, that hasn't happened for many years & I am always grateful for the gardening prowess many of my friends & neighbors bestow upon me. I now have squirreled away several jars of pickled green beans as well as a big jar of 'tomolives' ~ those tasty cocktail snacks made from green tomatoes. They are perfect accompaniments to Bloody Mary's & Martini's, or eaten in any number of ways with cheeses, charcuterie, picnics, as a side for roasts or Indian food. What are you pickling & preserving? Which foods do you crave in Winter?? Pink Slip Jam will soon be offering classes here in Portland. Stay tuned! Meanwhile, if you'd like, drop me a comment on what you most like to preserve!