Sarah come over and we made hard tack candy ... first time in years. Kevin had requested it. Used to be a family tradition that we used to do with other families ... such as the Sponslers and Owens.
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Making rows.
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First pour. A little outta practice.
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Still pouring Not quite so neat
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Scraping more of the grape out of the pan
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Cutting into pieces
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Pouring the pineapple, I think
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This was the clove. Note the neater rows ... and the open windows. Whew! Cleaned out the sinuses.
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Tearing down the old grape trellis. Did you know treated lumber rots. Had wood borers too, which fascinated Sarah.
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Pina Colada
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Candy before cutting