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[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.
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