Rum Cranberries

I made Rum Cranberries for a couple Thanksgivings. They are fantastic. I was able to can a few jars, so we still have some around the house. I may make more.

Start by making a simple syrup and infusing spices in it.

Chop, peel, and core a couple apples.

A couple cups of cranberries need to be rinsed.

All go into the syrup and are cooked for about 15 minutes.

Add a cup of rum, bring to a boil, and you have deliciousness.

Of course, I failed to get a final pic, but we all know what cranberries look like.

Canning, Canning, Canning

CJ and I took a few days off to get the house in order, so in addition to painting, I've done some more canning.

Today, I made some Beer Mustard.
Take a bottle of beer.
Add a package of brown mustard seeds.

Bring them to a boil and let sit for a couple hours.

Then you put them in the food processor. It is supposed to break up the mustard seeds. It didn't, and I don't have a mortar and pestle. I think this may be a problem.

Put it all back in the pot and add some seasoning, vinegar, and cook down for awhile.
Then, of course, jar.
Quite honestly, it tasted disgusting going into the jars. I'm afraid it is going to be just as bad coming out.

Oh, and the cranberry mustard I made, same problems, it will probably all be thrown away.

I did make some tasty cranberries a couple days ago.

And I mixed up some muffins today for dessert. Num.
Carrot pumpkin muffins.