We have been picking a plethora of strawberries, which can only mean one thing:
Time for making JAM.
Freezer jam is very easy to make.
There are only 3 ingredients: fruit, sugar, and pectin.
I can't tell you specific amounts because it depends on the pectin--which will have a recipe--but I do recommend using dry pectin over wet.
Note: Pectin can normally be found by the canning jars at the store.
Here are the basics of putting the jam together.
1. Wash fruit, cut off greens, and place in blender.
2. Puree in blender just long enough to get each berry through the blades, you want to have some berry chunks instead of just liquified berries.
3. Read your pectin recipe to know how many berries and how much sugar to prep.
4. Wash and dry jam containers: these can be glass jars, plastic containers, but keep it small-ish.
5. Combine, by mixing, pectin and sugar.
6. Mix pectin/sugar with berry puree for a few minutes.
7. After this mixing you will be able to see that the kam has thickened.
8. Pour jam into containers, leaving the top half inch unfilled.
Freeze and use as needed.
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