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Fresh Strawberries - Picked 6-4-2010 from my garden in Minnesota.

United States

June 4, 2010 4:47pm CST

The strawberries in the attatched photo were freshly picked Friday June 4th from my garden here in Minnesota. I have cleaned them and destemmed them in preparations for my wife to make Strawberry Jam Saturday. Shiould be enough here for a couple jars at least I feel. Have you ever made your won jaM/jelly? HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB!!~

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sallyj

@sallyj (1225)

• United States

4 Jun 10

Oh my Bob. Have you ever tried the rhubarb jam. It tastes just like strawberry, easy to make, then you can eat the strawberries with sugar instead. They taste better that way.

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webeishere

@webeishere (36313)

• United States

4 Jun 10

As a child my made made rhubarb jam and pies. Im the only one now that likes ruhbarb anymore. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB!!~

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sallyj

@sallyj (1225)

• United States

5 Jun 10

My jam recipe takes 3 cups rhubarb (cut thin), 2 cups sugar, let set several hours or overnight, cook till tender and cool a little, add one small box of jello. You would never know the difference form real strawberry jam.

carmelanirel

@carmelanirel (20942)

• United States

4 Jun 10

Yummy..Mine are wild and smaller than yours, but I made homemade strawberry muffins yesterday morning...

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@GardenGerty (157551)

• United States

5 Jun 10

I used to do it quite a lot, and I have stashed some cherries in the freezer so that when I am done with this traveling job I can make some cherry jam. I also may make juice, if we do not eat them all first.

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homemade jelly and jam

webeishere

@webeishere (36313)

• United States

5 Jun 10

I want to also make rasberry jelly/jam. Once their ready I'll stash a bunch in freezer bags for that purpose. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB!!~

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (45487)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

5 Jun 10

My strawberries aren't doing so well this year. And then, when I was doing some gardening today, I saw my darling little Harmony had planted herself right in the middle of them! Laid right down on a couple of the plants. I was not amused.

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webeishere

@webeishere (36313)

• United States

5 Jun 10

Bummer. I tend to trample a few plants as these aren't in rows. We just plant them and we weed the area once a year is about it. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB!!~

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Patsie Hatley

@Hatley (163781)

• Garden Grove, California

5 Jun 10

hi Grandpa Bob oh y es I used to make the best strawberry jelly and jam and took prizes at the county fair too much to the chagrin of the older ladies there. and I kept doing until I was 18 and moved out to work and be on my own. I loved doing it too as it was both creative and also so good to eat on good homemade bread. y ummy.

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webeishere

@webeishere (36313)

• United States

5 Jun 10

Deb made it this morning. With whats pictured here we got 6 half pint jars worth. Now on to Rasberry when they are ripened. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB!!~

JenInTN

@JenInTN (27514)

• United States

5 Jun 10

Strawberry jam is my favorite. I have never made my own and wouldn't know where to start but there is this man I know that makes the best apple butter....mmmm...great stuff. I would love to know how to make my own jam.

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webeishere

@webeishere (36313)

• United States

5 Jun 10

I have 2 apple trees and have made a few things with them but not Apple Butter yet. HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB!!~