We went to check the blackberry bushes when we returned from vacation… but, not many there…
What little I did get… I decided to add to some strawberries and make freezer jam…
New to me…
I knew I needed Pectin…berries and sugar…
(Pectin is produced commercially as a white to light brown powder, mainly extracted from citrus fruits, and is used in food as a gelling agent particularly in jams and jellies)
How hard could it be?…
and it wasn’t!
Washed my berries… blended them just till crushed leaving bits of fruit… 2 cups
Stirred in sugar… 4 cups
Let set 10 minutes after stirring a few times…
Meantime… heated Pectin (Sure-Jell) together with 3/4 cup of water… boiled for a minute…
Added to berries and sugar… stirred for 3 minutes until sugar was completely dissolved…
Spooned into clean jars I had been saving…
Just right for jellies and jams… Made 4 jars… leaving a little room for expansion…
Put on lids and let set for 24 hours until thick…
The taste I took from the spoon was really good…
But, tomorrow on toast will be the real test…
My guys were quite impressed with my endeavors…
Now to make some peach… Doesn’t that sound good?…
The only thing I did different is to put in jars…
whereas they said plastic containers…
I think they will freeze just fine…
and the jam/preserves can be kept in refrigerator for up to 3 weeks…
I doubt that it will last that long!
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sounds really easy. does the pectin remain in the jam when you place in jars? does it have a taste to it? I remember Mom used to make jam but she put parafin on top, some kind of wax stuff. Do you just need two cups of fresh fruit? can you use splenda instead of real sugar? sorry bunch of questions
only made it by the recipe in the pectin package…yes…can make it lower sugar…check for a recipe on the internet…there seems to be many!
the pectin is what makes jam thick…comes from certain kinds of fruit …don’t have to use parafin on top…lids for jars…lids for plastic containers…sooo easy!
I think I will try it, thanks so much for the advice my friend!!! hugs
no problem…if you were here I would hand you a jar of mine!
and I would gladly accept!!! lol
Yum. Nothing like the smell of fresh jam. Oh yes home made bread to pt it on. Is that tomorrow’s project.
come to think of it…have a loaf in freezer to bake…
I love the idea of mixing blackberries in with strawberries. I’m not sure we’ll have both fruits available at the same time. Hope you enjoyed your jam on tast! Thanks for the ping back. :)
It’s the fruit I had…so I said, “Why not”…
:)
Looks delicious! I made strawberry freezer jam a few weeks ago with my daughter. Fun, and makes me feel like I’m connecting with my grandmothers, who were both champions of making jam and canning! ~ Sheila
I like the way we do it now…so much easier…but, I can still say, I did it myself!”…lol!