Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Jammin'

I've been building up to this for a while... a jam-making day... my house smells dee-lish, the kitchen is a bit of a disaster, and the kids have been up to who knows what... LOL

Red Wine Strawberry Jam - this sounded like a good use of the leftover bit of red wine in the back of the fridge from a dinner some weeks ago.  We'll see how it turns out.  
http://www.foodreference.com/html/red-wines-jam-1108.html - The recipe made 2x500 ml plus a bit.  I think it would nicely make five 250ml jars if you increased the fruit just a bit.

Strawberry Rhubarb Jam - But of course.
Loosely inspired by this recipe: http://www.savingtheseason.com/journal/fancy-strawberry-rhubarb-jam.html  But I used more sugar and I used pectin instead of lemon juice.  I'd like to come back to this again and make it her way sometime, though.

Up next, after I thaw a bag of rhubarb or go pick some more from the neighbor's back yard... 

Spring Blush Jam - one of my favorites, a combo of strawberry, rhubarb and pineapple.  A microwave version of the recipe is online here, which makes it even easier to make it on a hot summer day: http://www.rhubarbinfo.com/jam


In the queue...

Strawberry Jam - I want to use this recipe, but I need to track down a vanilla bean...  http://www.foodinjars.com/2009/06/strawberry-jam/

Spiced Strawberry Butter -Sounds fabulous, for slightly more grown-up taste buds.   http://tastykitchen.com/recipes/canning/spiced-strawberry-butter/


Happy Jamming!  :)

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