I scream... you scream...

We all scream for ice cream! Make another mark on that mother of the year tally sheet for me - I made ice cream from SCRATCH today! Chocolate chip ice cream even! And it was GOOD.

Back to the mint...

Hey, did I mention I have mint coming out of my ears? I made mint jelly with it today! From scratch! As in, I picked the leaves, boiled the mint, added the sugar, added the pectin (what, exactly, IS pectin??), jarred it, and sealed the jars. For real. I actually succeeded in my very first attempt at canning! I'm going to make pickles next.
Making the jelly...

Warming the jars in hot water so they don't break when I pour really really hot jelly into them.

Sealing the jars. It worked!!

Mint jelly!!!

What happens to your stove when you don't use a big enough pan. Think sugar, burner, smoke, fire alarm...