West will go and do anything, Cam is much more reluctant and always starts out with no! So we struck a compromise, we’d go to the beach and then the park.
You can’t really see from this picture, but they moved the lifeguard stations up the beach because the waves have been so high. Notice the seagull on top. It looks like there may be another one down by the ramp. I don’t know, it actually looks like a platypus – I didn’t notice it when taking the picture, so who knows.
Plenty of seagulls. Cam is so funny, he wears sweats and a sweatshirt in the summer, in the winter, it’s shorts, at least he put on a long sleeve shirt and long socks. I brought a sweatshirt for him – but he never wore it.
Westley on the other hand is dressed appropriately – he always wants to bring the metal detector. When he is with me, he finds nothing, when he goes with Mama he finds interesting things – this is because of Mama – I think she is related to Santa. He told me that they have closed the gates on all the piers in the area, which I believe.
Then it was on to the park, on the walk home, this showed up right over head. I think that every so often they take it out for a spin. It is really weird when this silent large blimp glides right over my head.
These are not my Meyer lemons, although I do have some. My friend has a 90 year old tree and boy is it full! Recently a friend on FB shared a recipe for grapefruit and vermouth marmalade. One citrus is as good as another. I found a new recipe for Meyer lemon marmalade.
Aside from, make your own pectin, which I didn’t do, I like the chunks of fruit. Also, I only used 4 cups of chopped lemon. I adjusted water and sugar along the way. Yes, I did add some of the low sugar pectin that I have.
This is what I got, 3.5 jars. so no, there was no boiling bath. I simply put on the caps and that is it. Of course I added the vermouth – and yes, it adds a wonderful richness! I’m keeping a full jar and the half. The other two are going to friends, one who gave me the lemons and the other to the friend that was with us.
I like this idea of making small batches and not canning them. I will either use my own lemons or simply ask my friend for more. Today, when I went to use my half jar, the top had sealed itself, because I had put it on while hot. I understand canning when it is supposed to last a long time. But if I make small batches and then give them away, there is no need for that rigamarole.
Oh yes, it is delicious, I probably used more sugar than I usually do and yes, the vermouth does add real depth.
Leah