For the last few years, my friends Eddy and Helen have gotten in touch to tell me that their figs were ripe and I could help myself.
That's when the jam making began.
That first year I had a recipe that called for vanilla, and it was fine. Last year, I got carried away with the vanilla.
But this year, it seems just right.
No vanilla this year, but a few dashes of lemon juice.
It's very pretty and a very different consistency than the last two years, but it tastes just as good if not better.
As you can see, I've been enjoying it on a fresh croissant with my coffee.
These are definitely some of the treats of here.
Both yesterday and today, I was also able to get a couple of chores done. My friends live close to the poubelle and the bottle bin.
Yesterday was garbage and recyclables and this morning was bottles. They are very particular about what kind of "glass" they want in the bottle bin.
They have a new one now with a tinier hole that makes it difficult to throw in much more than jars and wine bottles.
I was particularly pleased to see that they clearly state DO NOT throw stuff around the side of the bin if it's full!
The bottle bin used to be all by itself down by the bus stop on the main road. You can imagine what it looked like on the main road.
During summer season it was always full and overflowing. it's spot now beside the other bins works much better.
I don't need more figs for the moment, but it might be time for another bike ride bottle deposit before the day is over.
Happy Bottle Binning Tuesday!
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