Jam On It!
By RK Finnell
@irishidid (8687)
United States
March 23, 2016 6:00pm CST
Our special recipe this week is-yep, you guessed it-Jam! Blueberry jam to be exact. Making the jam was fairly easy but the "canning" part not so easy as I don't have the proper equipment. We did manage to get it done and in the jars. Right now the jars are cooling and then I'll check to see if they seal properly. I told Leah if they don't we'll be eating a lot of jam really quickly before it goes bad! 
If it works out I may go ahead and buy the proper canning supplies and learn how to do it the right way. I would like to try other jams and jellies along with some different types of foods.
If it works out I may go ahead and buy the proper canning supplies and learn how to do it the right way. I would like to try other jams and jellies along with some different types of foods.5 people like this
5 responses
@irishidid (8687)
• United States
24 Mar 16
Yes I did according to the directions on the pectin package.
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@mommaj (23112)
• United States
24 Mar 16
@irishidid LOL. I was only asking because I have never tried it myself, but my family use to do it all the time. Sometime they used the canning equipment and sometimes they didn't. Honestly if you followed the directions you will have just as much success rate as using that canning pot. I remember a couple of jars not sealing with it. We always had to eat them first. LOL
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@irishidid (8687)
• United States
24 Mar 16
@mommaj All mine sealed which really surprised me as I expected something to go wrong. LOL
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@JudyEv (382036)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Mar 16
We always put jam into hot glass jars. The lids were two layers of brown paper and the glue a paste of flour and water. The jam lasted over twelve months and sometimes longer. Half the secret to long-lasting jam is in the cooking I think.
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@irishidid (8687)
• United States
24 Mar 16
Never heard of that kind of lid. I know my mom used paraffin wax but I didn't use it.
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@JudyEv (382036)
• Rockingham, Australia
24 Mar 16
@irishidid This was many years ago. No-one would do it that way now.
@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
25 Mar 16
holler 'n i'll morph o'er to yer place'n take some'f those jars off yer hands, lol. i miss makin' jams 'n jellies myself. meant to make apple butter last autumn but the health dictated otherwise 'n instead'f the hubs pickin' the tons'f apples mother nature 'twas kind 'nough to produce 'n bring 'em in the house fer me, he fed most to the horses. yepperz, he was their best bud fer a couple'f weeks, lol.
hopefully yer jars sealed proper 'n yer gonna get to enjoy the fruits'f yer labor fer some time 'n 've some to give's gifts. there jest aint nothin' like homemade :D
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@irishidid (8687)
• United States
25 Mar 16
They did all seal which surprised me. I figured half of them wouldn't. LOL
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
24 Mar 16
If you get the seals on right then you can freeze jam for up to 6 months. Good luck hope it all goes well.
