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["Lynda" <lurine AT com-pair.net>]

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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