A couple of weeks ago I had my little sister and my mom help me pick enough watermelon berries to make jam. Picking watermelon berries is a tradition for me - I usually just snack on them but no autumn would be complete without picking some 'snot berries!'
Although my dad kept smack talkin' that we weren't going to find enough to make anything from them, don't worry - we did. Instead of jam, however, I decided to make syrup. It was the first time I'd made it, and it was quite easy - and thankfully mom had all the supplies and ingredients...and I'd brought my sugar container from home, knowing I was going be doing this...it came home empty so let's just say there's a tad bit of zing in this stuff.
We found 8 cups of berries, and I can safely say I ate almost a cup full before they made it to the boiling pot. Juicy! Below is about a third of the syrup we came away with. I tasted it by itself and it was kinda earthy and sweet. I'm thinking on waffles or drizzled over vanilla ice cream.
I used my wide angle lens for this shot, and was standing on a chair leaning over the table. See the little white seeds floating on top? Mom says we should've folded the cheese cloth once more...I say it adds character!
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