Lemon Cucumbers and Crabapple Jelly

So I know Pitkin, Part II is way over due but I was so excited about our summer harvest, I don't care. We have been busy collecting lots and lots of zucchini, yellow squash, tomatoes and our favorite, the lemon cuc. Unlike its counterpart, the lemon cucumber is not bitter or seedy at all. It is just the right amount of firmness and all over cucumber taste. I highly recommend them. Now on to canning. I can sum it up in one word, PHEW! I'm tired but feel very accomplished. I canned, with the help of Helen, 22 jars of jelly today. My hands are tired but I feel good!

One of our lemon cucumbers

The crabapples

It takes a lot of chopping to get the fruit from these little guys.

A picture by some of the finished product.

Elijah was there the whole time, which is why his nickname is "The big helper".