2024 - What I did today

Spent the whole morning on my feet bottling apple dollop, I'm sure it's time for a sit down.

I think I'll try some apples as I won't have so many tomatoes to bottle this year and I've plenty of bramley apples. I assume for tomatoes they just need to reach 70C?

Don't ask me, I've only ever bottled stewed apple.  There's all sorts of instructions online about waterbaths etc., far too complicated for my liking. All I do is stew the apples with the amount of sugar P likes boil and bottle it up like I would jam.  I try to get as many air bubbles out as possible.

I meant 70C for apples not tomatoes as that is what it is for apple juice. I'll collect up some bramlies in the morning. I won't bother with sugar though as can add that when using it. I bottled 5kg of tomatoes this morning. With them I get to boiling point, at least 99C on a thermometer, and add a bit of lemon juice. Then I picked some beans, 4 sorts for drying for eating and seeds for next year.