jars of summer

[gwentevis]

This weekend started with a trip to the farmer's market and ended with thirty more jars of jam and jelly in my kitchen. I'm not sure the jelly has enough pectin in it to set, so I might have to redo those, but the jams look good

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[hrvdmnky]

Miss Gwen! Any chance I could buy some homemade strawberry jam off of you the next time I'm in SB? It's Matt's favorite.

[gwentevis]

We can probably work something out. However, the only strawberry jam I have right now is from a few years ago (it's canned, so it's lasts for ages). The new jam I made is a peach/strawberry blend.

Or, if you can get good strawberries, I'd encourage you to make your own. It doesn't require much equipment (just a big pot and some canning jars), and the recipe is simple (strawberries + sugar + lemon juice; boil; add pectin; put in jars; boil jars). My favorite recipe book -- Blue Ribbon Preserves (http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Ribbon-Preserves-Award-Winning-Marmalades/dp/1557883610/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-4251164-9471310?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1184015040&sr=8-1).

[hrvdmnky]

Hmm, I'm not usually very handy in the kitchen, but the strawberries around here right now are plentiful and very tasty. It's a tempting idea.

[la_directora]

Recipes please? Especially for the jams? (I'm much more of a jam person than a jelly person.)

[onefishclappin]

I second this request - we've had all the nice peaches around for cheap and the hubby & kiddo love their jam & yogurt.

[gwentevis]

I'll try to get the jam recipes up tonight. They're from (or adapted from) the book "Blue Ribbon Preserves".

[gwentevis]

I can post some tonight when I get home, but the best ones I make are from a book called "Blue Ribbon Preserves" (http://www.amazon.com/Blue-Ribbon-Preserves-Award-Winning-Marmalades/dp/1557883610/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-4251164-9471310?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1184015040&sr=8-1) which I highly recommend.