First Canning Session of the Year

I made Strawberry Jam today.

10 Pints and 11 Jelly Jars.

Strawberry Shortcake for Dessert too!






*Linking to Homestead Revival Preparedness Challenge

How to make Strawberry Jam- revisited

The Strawberries are blooming and it is almost time to make some of my famous Strawberry Jam!!

Here is a post I did a couple years ago with step by step instructions on how to make Strawberry Jam!

Strawberry Jam

Strawberries

Yesterday I got 16 Quarts of Strawberries

Today I made 8 pints of Strawberry Jam

(anyone have any idea why it separated like it did?)

I also froze 6 Quarts of Strawberries

and

sliced up a few Quarts for Strawberry Shortcake!

How to make Strawberry Jam

What you need:
3 Quarts Strawberries
4 Cups Sugar
1 box of Fruit Pectin

Before you begin:
Make sure your jars are clean

Wash the Strawberries

Remove the Hull with Knife or Hull Puller as seen in the pic

Strawberries ready to go........

Crush 1 cup of Strawberries at a time until you have 6 cups of mashed Strawberries

Mix 1/4 cup of Sugar and the box of Fruit Pectin in a small bowl

Add sugar and pectin mix to the mashed Strawberries and mix

Add 1/2 teaspoon of butter or margarine

Bring Mixture to a Rolling Boil. Stirring Constantly. Add remaining Sugar and boil for 1 minute.

While waiting for the mixture to boil, Place lids in the boiling water. Turn heat down to a simmer. Keep lids hot until ready for use.

Remove from heat and skim any foam that forms on the mixture.

We are ready to can........

Ladle Jam into prepared jars. Wipe Jar rims and threads.

Place lid and screw band on tightly.

This recipe yeilded Nine 1/2 pint Jars.

Invert Jars for 5 minutes. This helps the jar seal.

Cool completly. If the jar did not seal, the product must be refrigerated and used immedietly

The finished Product.

Thanks Mom for teaching how to make your famous Strawberry Jam!

And for being my hand model!


* I know there are different feelings and theories as to if inversion canning is safe.

But this is the way my Mom has done it and for years and years and the way she taught me to do it. I made Strawberry Jam this year and and processed it for recommended amount of time in a water bath canner.