Naturally, I'd planned to make strawberry jam with the strawberries that we picked at Sauvie Island Farms (most of them, anyway...Isla and I ate a ton of them too). Honestly...there was no way we were going to eat the vat of berries we picked before they went bad. So, what better way to use them than to make beautiful little jars of homemade jam? Plus, we are actually in need of strawberry jam...you know, for the many pb-n-js that we make around here.
So I knew I was going to make the jam, but, I have (or had - I now have the supplies) none of the supplied needed to make it! Thus, a trip to Winco (a local grocery store here in good ole Oregon...and probably where you live, too) was in order. I picked up glass half-pint jars, jar thongs and a magnetic lid holder. I also picked up a couple other things I needed...lemons, fruit pectin and sugar. I knew I needed these things because I consulted the Pioneer Woman, aka, Ree Drummond. If you've never visited her website...GO. Visit, and revel in the amazingness that she exudes. LOVE HER.
Anyway, she's got a couple blog posts (obviously she blogs) about how to make homemade strawberry jam, so I followed her directions meticulously and the end product came out amazing! I am so proud of my first batch of jam...I totally feel like a Ms. Susie Homemaker ;-) Here are Ree's posts, just in case you want the directions and the recipe:
Part I: http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2009/08/canning-101-and-strawberry-jam-part-1/
Part II: http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2009/08/strawberry-jam-part-ii/
Now, for your viewing pleasure...my jam!
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| Simmering my jars |
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| ...and the lids, too |
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| Mashing the berries |
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| Getting ready to boil the mix |
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| My beautiful jars of strawberry jam! |
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