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| JAM - and this was just my half! |
I had such a fun weekend, and spent some much needed quality time with my Mom. Yesterday was a major Jam-a-thon. Many hours and many jars of jam. We only made two kinds of jam but there were delicious. The first batch was a Strawberry Margarita Jam. Yes- Jam with tequila in it. It tastes so yummy- I just want to take a spoon and dig in!
The second batch was a Blood Orange and Beaujolais Marmalade. I have never been a big fan of Marmalade, but to be fair, I never really gave it a chance. I was pleasantly surprised at how delicious this jam was. Mom and I had a little extra left over that wouldn't fill a jar but we couldn't let it just go to waste. Instead of throwing it out we spooned it over some Vanilla Ice Cream. It was heaven.
Earlier in the week I also made a Blackberry/Raspberry/ Peach jam that also turned out pretty good. We had one jar that wouldn't seal - so we put it in the fridge for immediate use. It taunted us from the fridge for 1 day before we decided to have breakfast for dinner and spread the jam over warm pancakes. YUM.
These were my first attempts at making and canning jam. I had so much fun I just want to turn everything into jam and put it in the canner.
Hmmm... wonder what I will make next... so many possiblities, so little time!
Sounds great. You came up with some very cool flavors. :D
ReplyDeleteI have to say.....making jam was never so much fun!! The "vapors" from stirring the jam were quite pleasant actually......:):):)
ReplyDelete(thanks for a great weekend....including
the bookstore and antique stop)
Hmmm, tequila in jam. Now that's a morning pick-me-up. Worth getting out of bed for!
ReplyDeleteMarilyn... it is delicious -- I will have to send you a jar. It is definitely a jam I am going to make again! It has been so much fun making jam... I have gone through this book of canning recipes and found quite a few I want to make!
ReplyDeleteIt was a GREAT weekend! a must do again soon! :)