We finally got Bountiful Baskets (if you have not heard of it, go to the link & see if it's going on in your area...lots of fresh fruits and veggies & extras for an awesome price!) going here in my wonderful little town! It's bright & early on Saturday mornings (7:00 a.m. pick up time!!), but I'm so glad it's here!
They had strawberries to order this last week and so I got 2 cases. (8, 1 lb. packages for $11...pretty great price!)
So guess what I'm making today? Yep, strawberry freezer jam! This is my families favorite jam & we go through it like crazy! It is more affordable than buying jam AND it's tastes so much better!
Strawberry Freezer Jam
(Cost per bottle=$2.18, approximately)
8 cups sugar
2 boxes of pectin
1 1/2 cups water
Wash & remove stems from strawberries and mash them. You
can mash them with a potato masher or I just like to blend them in my blender,
but if you do that just don't blend them to death! In a large bowl measure the
EXACT amount of sugar...I know that's a lot of sugar, but it needs to be that
much or else the jam will not set. You can try the recipes on the less-sugar
pectin boxes if that much sugar scares you to death!:) Pour the strawberries
over the sugar and stir until mixture is combined really well. Let sit for 10
minutes.
When there is about 3-4 minutes left of the strawberry/sugar
mixture start making the pectin. Measure water into a medium sized sauce pan
(you don't want it too small because when it starts to boil it boils up...I've
had many a spill overs over the years!) and add the pectin. It may be a little
lumpy but will dissolve during this process so don't worry. Bring the
water/pectin to a boil stirring constantly. When it reaches a boil, stir &
boil for 1 minute. Pour over the strawberries and mix for 3 minutes to ensure
it's incorporated throughout. Pour into freezer safe jars. Let sit at room
temperature for 24 hours and then put in the freezer for up to a year (we've
used some past the year mark and it was still good) or store in the fridge for
up to 3 weeks.
Makes about 5 pint size jars.
Makes about 5 pint size jars.
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