As a family, we have decided to live a more frugal and self sustaining lifestyle and while we are only in the beginning stages, we are making awesome strides everyday. We decided to share our first freezing/canning endeavor with you guys. So here's the first of what we hope will be many frugally sustainable blog posts:-)
No Cook Strawberry Freezer Jam
Ingredients: (we made a 1 gallon batch)
1 gallon washed, hulled & mashed strawberries
3 cups sugar
10 Tbsp Real Fruit Instant pectin
-you can make a smaller batch using 1/2 gallon (about 2 c. mashed berries) * 1 1/2 c. sugar * 5 Tbsp instant pectin
Directions:
Wash, hull, chop and mash berries in a good sized bowl
In a separate bowl, mix sugar and pectin and then add to berry mixture and mix well
Now fill your jars. We used the Ball 1/2 pint glass canning jars. Make sure to leave about 1/2 inch space at the top once filled, to allow for expansion during freezing. Once filled and sealed, let the jars "set-up" for about 30 mins. before placing in the freezer. Jam will keep about 3 weeks in the fridge and for about 1 year in the freezer.
Finished product! This batch filled about 8 1/2 of the 1/2 pint jars.
*** Here's a gluten free version compliments of Michelle over at http://glutenfreefix.com/
- 1 12 oz bag of frozen strawberries
- 1 cup of water
- 1/4- 1/2 cup maple syrup or honey
- http://glutenfreefix.com/homemade-strawberry-sauce/638/
Hope you guys found this post helpful. Let me know if you give this recipe a try!
Be Blessed,
Kelly
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