Canning class photos

What a wonderful day!  We took a tour of the house and garden, then harvested the mint:

Stirred...

And stirred...

And then we finished it up with a toast and high-five when the jars sealed!

The jelly didn't set up the way it should - but it's marinade so that's not the end of the earth.  Still I feel bad...I wanted them to take home the very best of the best.  Was the pectin too old?  I didn't buy new pectin, and had this since last year maybe??  Very good lesson for me!  Buy pectin only as needed - not ahead.  But none-the-less, what a fun day!  I am blessed to have such great people in my life!