Saturday, May 21, 2011

STRAWBERRY JAM ...

I've always thought of those who make jam, as being at the absolute pinnacle of domesticity... in the same league as the likes of Julia Childs. The whole process, from sterilizing the jars to making the jam, to vaccum sealing the jars in a water bath, just seemed way beyond my ability. So, I decided today would be the day that I took up the challenge, and gave this jam making thing a try ..... so ....



With the ingredients prepared ..... and ....



The recipe chosen and read .... and read again ..... and again, just to be sure, I set about making my jam. I followed the recipe exactly .... I mixed, I skimmed, I boiled, and then I bottled the jam. I tentatively set about doing the canning bath and ..... It worked perfectly!!! The lids all sealed like they should .... no click clacking when I touched them:-)



This is what I have to show for my effort - 7 sweet little half pint jars of strawberry goodness!!! I do hope it gelled like it should .... the little test that I did on the cold plate did gel nicely, so I hope the jars do too. I thoroughly enjoyed the process, and have picked out Kiwi Jam as my next challenge. I will give these jars a week or so, before I open one to see how well it did gel - Yummy, I see English tea scones with homemade strawberry jam and whipped cream in our future.


Enjoy the rest of your weekend:-)

4 comments:

  1. and they look so wonderful too!!!!! I love homemade strawberry jam. I usually make freezer jam cause it is so easy......

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  2. Yummy! And they look so pretty too! I don't know if you have ever done freezer jam but it so easy my 9yr old made some herself. Plus it takes a lot less sugar. The time you save is incredible too, especially if you have fruit that needs to be used up, and you are short on time. make sure you have pectin for freezer jam though...

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  3. i want to muster up the courage up to make some......looks so GOOD!

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  4. The jam looks beautiful! I have the same book. I've only made blueberry jam. I'd really like to make hot pepper jelly but haven't found a good recipe yet.

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