It's CANNING season! My favorite time of the year. We've made 4 different kinds of jam so far: Strawberry Pineapple, Strawberry Rhubarb, Strawberry Banana, & Strawberry Raspberry. The Strawberry Raspberry was delicious and made with a friends home grown Strawberries. (Sadly we didn't get any from S's patch. They didn't move from the old house very well-- next year!) I had to search online to find a recipe that fit what I wanted and then I adapted it.
Strawberry Raspberry Jam
5 cups strawberries & raspberries (some red, a few black)
1/2 cup water
2 Tbsp. lemon juice
1 box pectin
1 Tbsp. Butter
7 cups sugar
1. Mash up 1/2 of the berries and top off with whole berries. (i like my jam CHUNKY).
2. Put berries in a pan along with water, lemon juice, & pectin. Bring to a boil.
3. Add sugar all at once, stirring continuously to dissolve.
4. Add butter
5. Bring berries to a full rolling boil. Stir continuously for 1 min.
6. Pull off heat skim foam if necessary
7. Put in jars- either invert to seal or can for 10 minutes in a hot water bath.
8. Toast up some yummy bread and taste your product.
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