Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Strawberry Jam

I decided to try out my new canning skillz on some strawberries.

First, I mashed them up:
leftovers

Then I added the pectin and sugar and heated it up:

I skimmed off the foam, don't worry

Then I used my fancy canning funnel and filled the jars with jam:


Into the canner they went:



15 minutes later:

Strawberry jam!

The recipe made 5.5 jars of jam. The half-full jar is in my fridge. Since we don't eat a ton of jam in our house, this might last us all year. Go me!
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2 comments:

Jennifer said...

I'm super impressed! I've only ever made freezer jam. :)

Michelle said...

very impressed!! I don't think I would ever attempt to make jam... looks yummy though!