As promised in my last post the recipe for this month is a combo of two of the most tasty fruits of the month of August!  It is not a hard recipe so that even gardeners who are pretty busy this time of year might have the time to make a small batch. If you have a rhubarb patch and need new ideas to go with your rhubarb pie recipes, why not try this one and see if it becomes a family favorite?   Pineapple Rhubarb Jam   Ingredients: Two 8 oz cans crushed pineapple in juice, do not drain! Four cups prepared fruit of rhubarb (about 2 lb. fully ripe rhubarb) One tsp. fresh lemon juice One box Fruit Pectin  1/2 tsp. butter or margarine Six cups sugar  A few drops red food coloring (optional)    Directions:  Drain pineapple and reserve the juice.  Add enough water to reserved juice to measure one cup.  Finely chop unpeeled rhubarb; place in large saucepan.  Stir in pineapple juice.  Bring to boil then reduce the heat, cover and simmer for two minutes or until rhubarb is soft

August is the thick of harvest and canning season. Gardeners who can are usually quite busy in August  just trying to keep up with the tomatoes, green beans and okra among other veggies. Most will not even consider taking the time to include jelly or jam unless they have a strawberry patch and they have to. But for those of you who don't have a garden taking up all your canning energy, here is a list of fruits that are ripening in the month of August for you to can up a bit of late summer flavor and enjoy it this coming winter. I noticed so many citrus fruits on the list that an obvious choice would be to make some kind of marmalade. Or with two kinds of apples, apple butter is a great choice and perfect for holiday gift giving. The two on the list that grabbed my interest were pineapple and rhubarb. I think for my recipe of the month I will search for a jelly or jam recipe that uses one or both of them. Stay tuned! Here is the full list for you to choose from, kiwifruit is another