| During the summer months, I look forward to | | | | minutes, stirring mixture occasionally with a |
| canning my own homemade strawberry and | | | | nonstick silicone spatula. Spoon mixture into hot |
| blueberry jams. People often tell me that they | | | | clean jars and seal. Process the jars in your water |
| don't get into canning because they think it's too | | | | bath canner for 10 minutes. |
| hard, however, one of the easiest things to can is | | | | Easy Blueberry Jam Recipe |
| homemade jam. | | | | 4 1/2 cup fresh blueberries, crushed |
| For the following recipes, you will need some jelly | | | | 2 tablespoons lemon juice |
| or half-pint sized canning jars, seals, rings, and a | | | | 7 cups granulated sugar |
| water bath canner. If you have a jar lifter, silicone | | | | 2 envelopes of fruit pectin (Sure-Jell) |
| spatula and a funnel, they would be useful too, | | | | Fruit Preparation: Wash and drain fresh blueberries |
| but not necessary. | | | | in a colander and then measure out 6 cups and |
| Easy Strawberry Jam Recipe | | | | place them into a bowl. Using a potato masher, |
| 3 cups fresh strawberries, caps removed | | | | mash down the blueberries until you have 4 1/2 |
| 3 cups granulated sugar | | | | cups of crushed fruit. |
| 1 envelope of fruit pectin (Sure-Jell) | | | | Place fruit in a large stock pot. Stir in the lemon |
| Fruit Preparation: Wash and remove the caps | | | | juice and then add in the granulated sugar, one |
| from your fresh strawberries, place them in a | | | | cup at a time. Cook mixture over medium-high |
| medium sized saucepan. | | | | heat and bring it to a full rolling boil and boil hard |
| Stir in 1 cup of granulated sugar and bring the | | | | for 2 minutes, stirring constantly with a nonstick |
| mixture to a rapid boil and boil for 4 minutes. Stir | | | | silicone spatula or spoon. Turn off the heat and |
| in the second cup of granulated sugar and bring it | | | | skim off any foam that has developed on the |
| back to a boil and boil for an additional 3 minutes. | | | | top. Stir in the liquid fruit pectin until mixture is |
| Finally, stir in the remaining 1 cup of granulated | | | | combined. |
| sugar and contents of 1 envelope of fruit pectin, | | | | Spoon mixture into hot clean jars and seal. |
| bring mixture back to a full boil and boil an | | | | Process the jars in your water bath canner for 10 |
| additional 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove | | | | minutes. |
| pan from the burner and let it cool down for 10 | | | | |