I buy berries.
Lots.
and LOTS of berries.And I make my own jam.
LOTS and LOTS of jam.
This year I recruited the help of Sleeping Beauty, and the Naked Chef.
We smashed the berries.Changed "costumes" and put hair "pretties" in.
Added sugar and fruit pectin.
Took breaks for "flying lessons" and removal of the hair pretties while the pectin cooked.
Poured the finished result into containers, and....
TA-DA! Our one year supply of jam.We go through 2 of those little guys a month, so I made 24 jars worth.
That's 176 ounces of Strawberry, Raspberry-Blackberry, and Mixed Berry Jam.
Freaking awesome jam.
That's 176 ounces of Strawberry, Raspberry-Blackberry, and Mixed Berry Jam.
Freaking awesome jam.
12 comments:
I love this post and that you stopped for flying lessons. What a great Mom you are and what yummy looking jam. :0)
Naked Chef...I love it! Yo...receipe...yo?
Wow, we need to live closer so you can show me your jam making skills. That jam is making my tummy rumble.
yummy!
Love the flying lessons and pretties. I can't wait to see those little cuties and oh yea your jam looks great too. Leave room in your freezer for some freeze meals from grandma.
mom
I haven't made jam since 4H. And it was that green colored mint apple jam. What's up with that? I may shamelessly copy you jam making ways when Strawberries get cheap this summer. Only problem, my kids only like seedless...hmmmm.
So... I just saw twilight. I was expecting much much worse. Outside the truly horrible scene when she tells him she knows he's a vampire, some questionable special effects, and a few other things that are typical to teen movies... it wasn't too bad.
I'm sure it is much much worse in a theater filled with grown-up women acting like 15 yr old girls (my own personal vision of hell).
It was pretty much like a two hour episode of the OC, but in Washington. I mean, volchek was still volchek, so just replace marissa with a melancholy brunette, and ryan with a vampire wearing cure make-up, and you're there.
mmmm that looks sooo YUM!!
the pics of the girls are darling!
mom's comment sounds like she is going to be there when the baby is born...is she?
I love LOVE homemade jam, but haven't got a clue how to make it! Oh and I love that you call hair accessories pretties as well. That's EXACTLY what we call them here! :)
You need to go check out the video Sheena posted on FB. It's so awesome!
Yumm! So is it freezer jam? Great idea!
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