I came across strawberries on sale for $1/lb!!! So I bought several and made some jam. I have made freezer jam before but never cooked jam. It wasn't hard to do and I don't have to worry about them taking up space in the freezer. You will need: fruit, sugar and pectin (not instant). Then you just follow the directions that came with the pectin. I made 3.5 pints (7 cups) of jam with 3 lbs of strawberries.
To "crush" my strawberries, I just threw them in the blender. You can make them as coarse or as smooth as your family likes it.
Also, the pectin tells you to process the jam in a water bath. I was recently told by several people that water bathing jam is not necessary, they will seal and keep just fine without. I didn't water bath mine. Some people turn the jars upside down to help them seal better (I was told that wasn't necessary either). I did turn mine upside down just in case. They sealed just fine, but my jam is now stuck at the top of my jars. :( Maybe next time I won't turn them upside down to seal.
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