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Making homemade jam/jelly?
So my husband makes his own pickles, and we usually can tomatoes too but not sure we'll get enough this year.
Anyway - I was thinking of doing some jams/jellies with all the farmer's market goodness I keep seeing. But I've never done this. The actual jar-sealing is fine with me as my husband knows how to do it so I have help there, but does anyone have any tried & true jam/jelly recipes they want to share with me???? Maybe if I can make enough I can even include a few for gifts this fall for the holidays!
TIA!
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"It's not a sprint, it's a marathon." - Alex & Ani bracelet
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"It's not a sprint, it's a marathon." - Alex & Ani bracelet
My blog: Dodging Acorns
Re: Making homemade jam/jelly?
i'm no help but maybe do a search on pinterest? i've seen some jam/jelly recipes and photos that look really good.
"It's not a sprint, it's a marathon." - Alex & Ani bracelet
My blog: Dodging Acorns
I think Elisabeth made some strawberry jelly (or was it jam?) about a week or so ago... Let me check for the post...
[ goes to search the web ]
OK, doesn't look like she posted here, but rather on FB. See, I knew she had a recipe! Looks easy too. Here's the link to the jam recipe she uses -- http://www.prepaheadanddinein.com/2010/06/jam-and-bread.html
I have made it a bunch-- my hubby and I made 100 jars of peach jam 4 years ago as our wedding favors. Its VERY easy! Just follow the directions on the sure-jell box, I kid you not. Follow them to a T though! Be sure to measure carefully, and time the boiling cycle of the fruit/pectin. And make sure your jars are really well sterilized. The sure-jell box says to wash them in hot soapy water, but on top of that, I also then boil them for a minute or two, then lay them out on clean paper towel to dry.
Make sure you use good fruit that is at its peak ripeness. Under ripe no good, overripe too juicy.
Last fall I picked a bunch of wild grapes and made batches of grape jelly and grape jam- YUM!!
If you have time, do a few google searches just to read about the process. I find jamming/jellying to be so interesting and rewarding. Nothing better than fresh-tasting summer fruit jam in the dead of winter, that you know you made yourself!
Oh, one other tidbit that is helpful- when doing peach or strawberry jam, before it boils, put in one teeny tiny speck of butter, and it will cut the foam. If not, you can skim the foam off yourself after the 1 minute boil, but you have to skim quickly because you want to put the jam into the jars when its still piping hot.
I might have made it sound tricky, but its very simple. ENJOY!! :-)
I've just used the Blue Ball canning recipes and the ones in the sure-jell packages. My favorite is the raspberry lemon recipes in the Ball book. Blueberry lime is a close second. I guess I like a little citrus in my jams.
thank you ladies!!! It was Elisabeth I was thinking of had posted, but even with the searches I couldn't find it!
I'm so excited! We made 15 jars of pickles today - I can't wait until they are ready in about 8 weeks - YUMMY!
And I made 10 dozen cookies to make goody bags for daycare as thank you presents for the kids' teachers because they move up classrooms on Tuesday! So hopefully in about 3 weeks I will be making some jam and now I have guidance!
Thanks again!
"It's not a sprint, it's a marathon." - Alex & Ani bracelet
My blog: Dodging Acorns
"It's not a sprint, it's a marathon." - Alex & Ani bracelet
My blog: Dodging Acorns