Saturday, July 28, 2012

Gettin' Our Jam On #66 (Raspberry, not strawberry though...)

 4 flats of Raspberries from Liepold Berry Farm=$112.00
  Pectin=$40.00
 Sugar=$33.00
Making freezer jam with the bestie = Priceless

 Anna had mason jars...I used plastic containers
 Anna getting started day #1
4 cups mashed berries w. 8 cups of sugar
 First batch goin' into jars...
 Makin' progress...
 Delicious!!!



 ~~~~~~~~~~Our little spectator~~~~~~~~~~



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Mashin' my berries.
 Sugar Time
 First day done!

~~~~~~~~~~Our little TASTE TESTER~~~~~~~~~~


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At the end of day 1, we had each gone through 1 flat of raspberries before we ran out of sugar, pectin and containers :( We contemplated what to do...go to the store & buy more supplies (including mason jars...in which Anna already had tubs of them already at home from her wedding) or call it a day and reconvene tomorrow. We opted for the 2nd option. So we divided up our supplies and restocked for Saturday. 

Day 2

Anna: Bi-Mart run-Lids for mason jars (I decided to go mason jars today, they were just too cute not to) and more of her pectin* plus she was bringing all the mason jars...over 50!!
Katy: Fred Meyer run- 25 lb. bag of sugar, 1 large Karo Syrup & more of my pectin* 
*Each of us used a different recipe...weird, yes...I know :)

Day 2 was a lot more organized than day 1...we knew what we were doing!!

Day 2 spectator...Auntie Kelly took our taste tester to run errands





~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~My recipe~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Jars, Jars & more Jars!



~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Anna's Recipe~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Anna's Bowl of Pureed Berries



My little helper



First Sandwich made from yesterdays jam.









After:
4 flats of raspberries
50 lbs of sugar
1 LARGE bottle of lemon juice
3 LARGE bottles of Karo Syrup
about 100 containers/jars
28 containers of pectin
& 8 hours (over 2 days...)

 We did it!!! 




Until next year....

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