Oh, we have a steamer, but I don't even know if I've ever put the thing to use. It -is- out of its box though, which leads me to wonder since I have an abundance of storage places where I live. To be honest, I don't even know if we have elderberries here, but I've always been curious to try and make my own jam. Blueberries, cherries, blackberries, strawberries, and raspberries all grow extremely well here.

I think I might have tried candied beets and liked them, but I'm sure pickled beets are out. Not only is it the taste, but the texture of them and color reminds me of less than pleasant things!

I found your journal at random. There is a very, very stupid 'random journal' button on the home page. I say stupid, because whenever I click on it I seem to make it to a journal that is in Russian. Out of the fiftyish times I've clicked it so far I have made it to 4 pages in English, and the rest were in Russian (I think) and one in Arabic. You were found by random, exhausting button clicking!