JAM!

Jun 14, 2009 23:19

I was so domestically productive this weekend! I'm actually sad about having to go to work tomorrow, because I feel like I could get so much shit done, given another couple of days ( Read more... )

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conscience June 15 2009, 11:50:42 UTC
That price is great, even in Plant City (Home of Strawberry Festival) we don't get that kind of a deal! Amazing!

And wow...I am going to sneak to your house in the middle of the night and steal your tarts...
Wait, that doesn't sound right...

*hehheh*

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dysgraphia June 15 2009, 17:14:17 UTC
Actually, that wasn't the lowest price for Upick around, but the other places were a bit farther away. I think the lowest price I saw was $1.50. Bear in mind though, we had to drive 1.5 hours from the city into the middle of a cornfield to pick at all (Chicago is not big on farms!). At our markets in the city, it's around $4-5 for a quart!

I would totally send you a tart if they traveled well, double entendre not withstanding. Somehow, I think they would be less than desirable upon reaching Fl.

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inkspottedgecko June 15 2009, 14:53:50 UTC
All I think when I hear "Jam" is hey there shit god damnit...get off your ass and jam it.

Also, holy cow...I am totally jealous. That sounds fun and delicious!

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dysgraphia June 15 2009, 17:15:41 UTC
Jam it indeed. You too can make jam. Swear, it was way easy.

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inkspottedgecko June 15 2009, 23:43:37 UTC
I don't believe you in that way easy part.
But, we do have loads of farms...so I might try it when I get some free time...do you recommend anything (good tip, avoid this, or website recipe, etc)???

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dysgraphia June 16 2009, 01:26:52 UTC
Ok fine, maybe not way easy, but easy! I would definitely recommend trying it at least once.
I used Pomona pectin, which requires less sugar. Regular pectin from the store requires that you use 1 cup of sugar for every cup of berries, which seems like way more than any sane person would want. With Pomona, I used 1.5 cups of sugar for every 4 cups of berries, and it's still plenty sweet. Pomona has recipes in the box that I followed.
Also, the you only need to buy 3 pieces of equipment. You need a jar lifter, a wide mouth funnel, and jars/lids. You don't need to buy a special canning pot - a regular pot or dutch over is fine (I used my spaghetti pot) - it just has to be tall enough that you can have the full jars + water to cover them in it. You also don't need to buy a canning rack - I didn't have any jars explode.
Seriously, you can do it! You can make a really small batch with about 4 cups of fruit if you want to just try it - that's totally managable!

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docjunkie June 15 2009, 17:12:49 UTC
The girls next door (lesbian couple) brought us a jar of homemade strawberry jam last night... they must be stealing your ideas.

It was really good! One day, maybe I'll get out to chicago and I'll be able to try yours.

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dysgraphia June 15 2009, 17:15:12 UTC
Jam making, it's the latest craze. Actually, I really do think that it is getting more popular. Also, come to Chicago! Have jam!

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