[Homestead] Jammin'
Lynda
lurine at com-pair.net
Tue Jun 16 01:46:04 EDT 2009
Old kettle method or store bought pectin method?
Lynda
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----- Original Message -----
From: "EarthNSky" <erthnsky at bellsouth.net>
> OK, Don't laugh, it's been a few years since I've done this and I can't
> remember what I did! Usually, I pick the berries, use as many as I can
> fresh, then freeze the rest. I freeze them on a pizza pan, then when
> they are frozen, I put them in ziplocks. Throughout the year, I use
> them for cobblers and cereal and such, and if I have any leftover in the
> Spring, I make jam. I'm a bit late on the jam project, and I need the
> freezer space.
> I have two gallon sized ziplock bags full of last years'(frozen)
> blueberries. There is ice in the bag, too. I'm pretty sure I have
> another bag, too, but I did not find it on the first look. Anyway, I
> want to make blueberry jam. I made it from frozen berries last time,
> and it worked great. I've always made it using a recipe that used
> measured cups of berries, but this time, I want to try making jam by
> weighing the ingredients. I can't seem to find a blueberry jam recipe
> online that uses frozen berries and the weight of the fruit. Does
> anyone know the ratio of berries to sugar? Should I thaw and drain off
> the water/juice in the bags first before weighing and making jam, or
> should I include the water/juice?
>
> In a few weeks, I'll be picking blackberries, too. I'm not going to
> freeze them, I don't think. I want blackberry jam and a blackberry
> pie-maybe an apple-blackberry pie. Recipes for that using the 'weight'
> method, would be appreciated.
> --
> "Never expect magic from no where" Baringo (Kenyan) working motto
> EarthNSky Farm, NW Georgia, USA
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