Friday, May 14, 2010

freezer jamming




Strawberry freezer jam:

ingredients

3 cups crushed fresh strawberries
3 cups sugar
1 (1.75 oz) package dry pectin
3/4 cup water
1-2 packages strawberry jello gelatin

directions

1. mix crushed strawberries with sugar, and let stand for 10 minutes. meanwhile, stir the pectin into the water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, and boil for 1 minute. Add desired amount of gelatin. Its supposed to sweeten up the jam a little bit and add texture so add desired amount depending on how thing and sweet you want the jam to be. Stir the boiling water into the strawberries. Allow to stand for 3 minutes before pouring into jars or other storage containers.

2. Place tops on the containers, and leave for 24 hours. Place into freezer, and store frozen untl ready to use.

1 comment:

danielle said...

mmm I'm totally going to make some!

You are so inspirational.