After having lots of fun berry picking we had to agree what to do with all our strawberries. First we made Strawberry Rhubarb Pie and that was great but we still had a ton left. So we all agreed on jam. We had a great time making it and it was much easier than I thought. We spend a lot of time cooking together and Z is a great helper. Lately she has become great at using a butter knife (with supervision of course) and was a great help cutting the strawberries.
Mashing. We just used a potato masher and it worked great!
It was quick fun and easy and it made a lot for us to freeze and share with friends.
Ah! The best part, tasting the results.
To make your own yummy Strawberry jam follow these simple directions:
4 cups crushed strawberries
1 1/2 cups sugar
5 jelly jars or other freezer proof containers
Instant Fruit Pectin
1. Stir sugar and pectin in a bowl
2. Add crushed fruit and stir 3 minutes
3. Ladle jam into clean containers and let stand 30 minutes
4. Enjoy
It keeps in the fridge for three weeks and in the freezer for up to a year.
This recipe was very kid friendly to make and eat and very easy because you don't even have to cook it. You can buy the instant pectin at most grocery stores.
2 comments:
We just love strawberry freezer jam. Glad you got to make it. Our grandchildren are so precious!
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