So last year Ryan's mom showed the girls in the family how to make some yummy raspberry jam. It has lasted us about a year. We ran out of the stuff just a few weeks ago. Somehow it didn't even occur to me to make more. I didn't even think about the fact that there might not be any fruit left in season. I was going to buy store jam and asked which kind Ryan liked since he hadn't been too keen on the smuckers that I had bought before. He told me he actually didn't like store bought jam. He grew up on homemade. Oh dear. Looks like I need to make some jam! Well, luckily strawberries are still around and I got a pretty good deal.
I got 8 of these little packages of strawberries at 4/$5. Ryan prefers raspberry jam but I guess he'll just have to suck it up. (J/k hon!)
So I mashed the strawberries.
And I bought some pectin. Unfortunately after the first trip to the store I realized that I didn't buy enough. Plus I only had 4 jars. So I bought 2 packs of jars and a bunch of pectin. ( I know I probably could have bought some used jars for cheaper, but I was on a time crunch. The strawberries were getting very ripe).
I just followed the directions in the package. Fruit, sugar, and pectin. Mix it together. Freezer jam is super easy! Just don't think about how much sugar is in it. :-)
I managed to make 18 bottles of jam. What was I thinking? I started out with only 4 jars. I severely overestimated how much fruit it would take to make jam. Oh well I guess we got our year supply.
For FHE dessert night I just made some cupcakes and filled with jam. Ta da!
2 comments:
I love freezer jam! I made some this summer, but it won't be enough to last all year.
wow I'm impressed!You have become quiet the homemaker! If funny how you become more and more a homemaker the more time you have a home, without having to fit school or work it.
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