Welp

I made six pints of strawberry rhubarb preserves with a bit of lemon and vanilla, and it's good, but very sweet and didn't gell completely, it's a bit runny, still edible. I suppose that I didn't heat it fast enough. I did let it go a bit longer hoping it would jell more, and I could possibly take it out of the jars to re-heat, but I don't think I will. I might still give a few jars away, (to people who won't care that it's not perfect) actually I'm not a fan of rhubarb.

I would still like to do some jam making, down the road, at least I already had the jars from years ago and the other equipment was on sale.

Just a lot of dishes to clean.

I'd love to try some blackberry jam.

Fic Rec - Parts of Our Sum

Fantastic Sci-Fi story - and AU of Supernatural, but written so deftly and well, you don't need to have seen the show to enjoy it as original work, but if you have seen Supernatural you'll get the sly references to canon.

Parts of Our Sum by Scaramouche

Castiel, a former soldier, has worked for the Company his entire life. They've been good to him, providing clothes, shelter and new body parts whenever necessary. Now the Company's gearing up for a space exploration voyage, and Castiel's volunteered for the research team. During the preparation period, he meets Dean Winchester, who makes Castiel wonder about the things he's missed out on.

http://archiveofourown.org/works/846542/chapters/1616930

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