
Social Distancing Recipe: Just In Time 10 Minute Jam
For the last few days -- especially after I made biscuits, I've been wanting some jam. I had used up...
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By Mary
/ March 30, 2020
Social Distancing Recipe: Just In Time 10 Minute Jam
For the last few days -- especially after I made biscuits, I've been wanting some jam. I had used up all of the jam I made last summer from my raspberries. After making my own lower-sugar jams even if I wanted to order it from the store -- I'm spoiled and really don't care for them anymore. One of the things about growing up in a family of 12 children is that you learn to improvise a lot and my mother was a master at improvisation when it came to feeding that crew and it's a skill that I find very valuable at times like this. So I'm going to teach you a quick way to get some delicious homemade jam on your table in short order. The first thing I did was search my freezer for any frozen berries or fruit I might have hanging out there for the healthy smoothie I'm probably not going to make right now. I found 1/2 sack of frozen strawberries and a tiny container of last year's raspberries -- a cup of fruit between the two of them. You can use pretty much any combination of fruit you find that you like for this recipe. I let them thaw overnight, but you could do it in the microwave. This morning while coffee was perking I made JAM. This is my grandmother's recipe for jam-- with one exception I use 1/2 the sugar because I like my jam not as sweet and with a little tartness. You can adjust the sugar to your tastes. Because you are only making a small batch you don't need to worry about canning it or freezing it--you can keep it in the fridge for a month if it lasts that long. Her recipe is for Raspberry Jam, but...
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Welcome to my blog! I am an Iowa Farm girl who aspires to write a cookbook featuring vintage and favorite recipes from my family and friends. I'd like to bring you the art of cooking like your mother, grandmother, or whoever is your cooking inspiration. Keep it simple and enjoy! --Mary Food Blogger, Travel Writer, Photographer, Computer Geek, & Gardener
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