the first jam of summer
What a lovely way to spend a Saturday. First, we went berry picking with friends. Clara ate her weight in strawberries while the rest of us filled our buckets.
Then we canned strawberry jam. What in the world is better than homemade strawberry jam that you helped make yourself?
If you haven’t ever tried canning, I recommend starting with jam. It’s the easiest canning project, with the least steps to mess up. And you hardly need any tools – in fact, you could gather up everything just from things you have in your kitchen except for the jars themselves, and the pectin (which costs about $1). All you need is a lazy afternoon! And if you are married, you’ll also need a spouse who will forgive you for the disaster you make out of your kitchen.
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Jun 21st 2009
That looks soooo good. I’m just a wee bit jealous of your fantastic strawberry picking and canning adventures. Unfortunately, I have a feeling I’d make a mess of more than just my kitchen…
Jun 24th 2009
This harkens one of my favorite memories of being a kid. Your pics are delicious. I love Clara in mid-chew, maybe considering how pretty and red the bitten berry in her hand is. It’s just that, being in a field of green with hidden sweetnesses, you just have to look and see.
Jun 25th 2009
Wow, this is great and a nice reminder that it is Blackberry season here! Okay, I’m going to try it. I would love some blackberry jam in December. And I have to canning jars in the kitchen ready to go.
Jun 25th 2009
This is some talent! I always simply just look for the jars that look more homemade than like, Smuckers.