Remember last fall when I froze gallon-sized bags of raspberries?
Well, last week it was time.
Time to pull the bags of frozen berries from the freezer and to make jam.
Abby, my daughter, helped me make 3 batches.
Pureed the berries.
Added the sugar, lemon juice, pectin – and boiled and stirred and filled the sterilized jars.
Then using my easy green method, we filled and flipped the jars over (using the boiled, hot jam) until sealed.
It’s just so fun to make jam in winter. This year I used a lot of 1/2 pint jars because I tend to give a lot away!
In fact, sometimes my family complains that I give away more than we keep.
Oops!
Do you make jam in the winter? What’s your favorite kind?
(You can read about making jam the “green way,” here, and also my disclaimer about this method! Read The Art of Freezing Berries, here. This post today is being linked to Kimba’s DIY Day! Don’t forget to get in on the 5-book GIVEAWAY of 5 Secrets Great Dads Know. Winners announced on Friday this week!
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Oh my! Now I have something else to try! I read both the posts on freezing berries and canning…it makes a lot of sense to me to freeze them so that they don’t stick together…iced berries whenever you need them…YUM!!!
I have no experience with this at all…my favorite jelly is muscadine…I buy from the Birmingham, AL Pepper Place farmer’s market in the summertime
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Sandy Reply:
March 23rd, 2010 at 6:08 pm
Hi Patti, if you’ve never canned make sure and look up the process online. There are excellent sites out there – it’s really rewarding and the family will LOVE YOU even more!
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Oh, I wish I was getting one of those jars of beautiful strawberry jam! laurie
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My favorite jam is rhubarb strawberry. My mom always made it growing up and I finally learned to make it. I am hoping my favorite produce lady at the central market can get some rhubarb for me so I can make it, otherwise it’ll be 2 LONG years to wait for another jar! Wal Mart’s jello is gluten-free, so my husband can also enjoy it!
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Sandy Reply:
March 23rd, 2010 at 6:09 pm
I love rhubarb/strawberry! YUM!
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I would love to make my own jam. But I also want to grow my own berries and for some reason they don’t like the beach! LOL!
I’ll just take some of yours. *wink*
Hugs
Kim
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This looks great – I have bags of strawberries that I haven’t used, yet, either! Maybe this is a stupid question, but the berries are thawed right? If so, do you keep the juice or not?
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Sandy Reply:
March 23rd, 2010 at 6:10 pm
Hi Jessica, yes, you thaw the berries first!
Then I do drain a tiny bit of the juice from the berries before using, but not all
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Yum! I have not made jam in winter…I too have gotten complaints about giving too much jam away. My family only likes homemade jam.
I make freezer jam and have never made cooked jam. I might have to try it sometime.
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Sandy Reply:
March 23rd, 2010 at 6:10 pm
I love freezer jam!
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THANK YOU for this! I’ve made jam before, but it’s been a long time. . . and I’d forgotten how to do it! I’m going to use your method and make some of this. My husband is a real lover of raspberry jam; he’ll be so proud of me!
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So glad you posted this. I was just looking at a bag of frozen blueberries and wishing I had made some jam last summer. Can’t wait to read your “green way” post.
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I have never made jam at home. Would absolutely love to especially during strawberry season (right now for us!). I’m know to pick 12lbs at a time, and not know what to do with them…haha.
I’m intimidated by the boiling the jars phase…
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I am always afraid to boil. SO I just make freezer jam instead.
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Raspberry is my #1 favorite!
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I have never seen the “green way” before…neat! I will have to give it a try
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oh these look so very yummy! Beautiful, Sandy! Hope you and your daughter enjoyed your time together. Kelly
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Oh yum! I make strawberry jam every year and raspberry would just be heavenly.
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Hi Sandy:
I have been using the flip the jar method (green) of canning for about 18 years and have never had a problem. I am envious that you have soooo many frozen raspberries waiting to be made into jam. We just finished our last homemade jar of raspberry jam last month…my son will devour it if a can is open! My favorites to make are raspberry and apricot. Joni
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Oh, yum! I love jam!!
Just made some pepper jelly a few weeks ago. 
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i know how your family feels! i recently made some apple cinnamon jelly, and it was extremely difficult for me to part with some (and i was giving it to my good friend who had just given birth!). your jam looks wonderful, sandy!
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I love making jams and jellies! I try to make strawberry freezer jam every year during strawberry season. I’ve also made red raspberry and black raspberry jellies (I tried doing a freezer jam last year but it didn’t solidify…it’s more like raspberry sauce). My family absolutely LOVES the apple pie jam I’ve been making every fall. There’s nothing quite like having a supply of homemade jams is there?
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I’m not known for my expertise in the kitchen, but I have to say how proud I was after making blackberry jam. We had a huge blackberry bush and I just couldn’t stand to see them go to waste.
They were just too tart to eat right off the bush.
It was suggested that I make jam out of them. Wow was I glad I did! Easy, fun, and I felt so happy giving them as gifts. I can’t wait for the next crop of berries.
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