Mulberries and peanuts

We have three  mulberry trees about 80 feet tall in our yard. Mulberry trees produce a lot of berries and they can produce for centuries. This house was built in 1720 and so it's just shy of 300 years old. I can only imagine all of the families that have enjoyed the berries from these trees.

We can only to get at about 1/3 of the berries but that was still enough to make a good batch of jam made with a lot less sugar so you can actually taste the fruit.

I really try to help the kids to think about making something before buying it. We made jam together and then I thought we would make peanut butter. This way they can see it's really quite easy to make things. A little bit of knowledge will really help with confidence in being less reliant on the big companies for food. Plus I want them to be aware of exactly what's in their food.

We put a bunch of peanuts in the food processor with extra virgin olive oil, salt, and bit of honey. This can be done with almonds as well, or any nut for that matter.

With the homemade bread it becomes a simple, healthy, independent lunch. Pin It