Well I obviously had to do something with our piles of blueberries, and one of my favorite things to make is jam! I was a bit disillusioned with the amount of blueberries I would need to make pure blueberry jam (basically everything we had picked for just 6 jars), so I decided to make a combination of blueberry and strawberry. I took my classic strawberry jam recipe and adjusted it for 60% strawberries and 40% blueberries. Here's my recipe:
3 cups crushed strawberries (I sometimes use a blender if I'm feeling lazy, but make sure you do in very small amounts and only for a few seconds. If you blend it too much your jam will end up a soupy mess.)
2 cups crushed blueberries
7 cups sugar
1 box Sure-Jell
Follow your typical canning instructions (sterilize jars and all that good stuff). Combine your fruits and pectin and bring to a full rolling boil, then add your sugar and boil again for 1 minute. Process your jars of jam for 10 minutes. I got ten 8 oz jars with this recipe.
It's very sweet, but that's just how I like it! Check back tomorrow for a great way to use this jam!
It's very sweet, but that's just how I like it! Check back tomorrow for a great way to use this jam!
in about a month, i think you should post a picture of the pantry that all these lovely creations sit in!
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I hope I have a pantry in a month! Perhaps if you are lucky one of these suckers will be coming to you around xmas time?
ReplyDeleteI made this jam yesterday and it turned out delicious! Thanks so much for the recipe!
ReplyDeleteInstead of chopping strawberries, run them down a shredder. Perfect every time
ReplyDeleteInstead of chopping strawberries, run them down a shredder. Perfect every time
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