Gifts From The Kitchen
Over the Christmas season, I volition live posting a diversity of slow recipes that I'm calling GIFTS FROM THE KITCHEN. The beauty of this catch is that you lot tin brand these gifts far inwards advance of your hectic vacation baking schedule in addition to they volition live "waiting inwards your pantry" for that neighbor, schoolhouse teacher, purpose friend or unexpected lastly infinitesimal invitee on Christmas Eve!! (check out link at halt of this postal service for to a greater extent than or less wonderful (and free) "From the Kitchen of..." gift tags you lot tin download).
My kickoff GIFT FROM THE KITCHEN postal service is for Blueberry Jam... a quick in addition to slow recipe that uses frozen blueberries (I don't fifty-fifty thaw them first). This jam has a wonderfully fresh taste!!
5 cups finely chopped frozen blueberries (see notes below)
2 tablespoons lemon juice
7 cups granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon butter
(2) iii ounce pouches of liquid Certo pectin
Prepare your jam jars. Personally, I position them through the hottest setting on my dishwasher, in addition to hence allow them sit/steam inwards at that topographic point acre I brand the jam. For the lids, I wash and rinse them, then allow them sit down inwards a pan of almost boiling water, acre I brand the jam.
We similar a jam that doesn't direct maintain a lot of serious "chunk-age" (as picky-picky hubby calls it) hence I position the frozen blueberries inwards the nutrient processor (a few cups at a time) in addition to procedure them until they are most the size of rice, hence the lastly jam has the consistency of a fruit spread. If you lot similar "chunk-age" inwards your jam, only don't chop the berries hence small.
The recipe calls for 5 cups of chopped berries. I use a regular mensuration loving cup in addition to pack equally many chopped berries equally I tin inwards it (do that for each of the 5 cups). Place the chopped berries, lemon juice, sugar and butter inwards a large heavy kettle.
Heat on medium, stirring constantly, until the carbohydrate is dissolved. Increase the oestrus to medium high in addition to convey it all to a FULL ROLLING BOIL (one that volition non halt boiling when you lot stir it).
Remove from oestrus (but don't nigh off the burner) in addition to add together BOTH pouches of liquid Certo pectin (make certain you lot mash it all out of the pouch). Put the pan dorsum on the heat and convey the jam dorsum to a FULL ROLLING BOIL FOR ONE MINUTE.
Turn the oestrus off in addition to skim whatever "foam" that is on move past times of the jam (if at that topographic point is any) in addition to fill upwards HOT jars, leaving 1/4" of caput space. Wipe rims of drinking glass jars amongst clean, moisture towel. Put on the ii slice lids in addition to tighten.
Process inwards hot H2O bath: Pints for fifteen minutes or one-half pints for 10 minutes.
NOTE: If you lot create upwards one's quest heed to thaw the berries (I never do)make certain you lot practise non rinse them or drain them (you volition desire to include whatever berry juice that results from thawing.
NOTE: I can't say you lot just how many pounds of frozen blueberries makes 5 cups of chopped berries. I'm guessing that I used most 1½ or 2 pounds?
NOTE: This recipe uses LIQUID pectin, I direct maintain never made this amongst powdered pectin. Certo is made past times Sure Jell in addition to at that topographic point are ii iii ounce pouches of liquid pectin inwards each box.
NOTE: I establish a play tricks inwards an OLD cookbook that has worked wonders to eliminate "floating jam pieces"...those bits of fruit that function their means to the move past times of each jar, but THIS STEP IS NOT NECESSARY!!! information technology IS SIMPLY COSMETIC!!!
Right subsequently you lot direct maintain the jam off of the oestrus for the lastly time, allow it stay inwards the hot pan for FIVE MINUTES; gently stir (with a sterile spoon) every lx seconds. It actually does eliminate problems amongst floating fruit).
NOTE: I establish to a greater extent than or less fantastic gift tags for "Home made gifts from the Kitchen" that you lot tin download (free) at: www.unsophisticook.com CLICK HERE You tin impress them on cardstock or photograph newspaper in addition to they aspect excellent!!
My kickoff GIFT FROM THE KITCHEN postal service is for Blueberry Jam... a quick in addition to slow recipe that uses frozen blueberries (I don't fifty-fifty thaw them first). This jam has a wonderfully fresh taste!!
BLUEBERRY JAM (makes 8 cups of jam)
2 tablespoons lemon juice
7 cups granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon butter
(2) iii ounce pouches of liquid Certo pectin
Prepare your jam jars. Personally, I position them through the hottest setting on my dishwasher, in addition to hence allow them sit/steam inwards at that topographic point acre I brand the jam. For the lids, I wash and rinse them, then allow them sit down inwards a pan of almost boiling water, acre I brand the jam.
We similar a jam that doesn't direct maintain a lot of serious "chunk-age" (as picky-picky hubby calls it) hence I position the frozen blueberries inwards the nutrient processor (a few cups at a time) in addition to procedure them until they are most the size of rice, hence the lastly jam has the consistency of a fruit spread. If you lot similar "chunk-age" inwards your jam, only don't chop the berries hence small.
The recipe calls for 5 cups of chopped berries. I use a regular mensuration loving cup in addition to pack equally many chopped berries equally I tin inwards it (do that for each of the 5 cups). Place the chopped berries, lemon juice, sugar and butter inwards a large heavy kettle.
Heat on medium, stirring constantly, until the carbohydrate is dissolved. Increase the oestrus to medium high in addition to convey it all to a FULL ROLLING BOIL (one that volition non halt boiling when you lot stir it).
Remove from oestrus (but don't nigh off the burner) in addition to add together BOTH pouches of liquid Certo pectin (make certain you lot mash it all out of the pouch). Put the pan dorsum on the heat and convey the jam dorsum to a FULL ROLLING BOIL FOR ONE MINUTE.
Turn the oestrus off in addition to skim whatever "foam" that is on move past times of the jam (if at that topographic point is any) in addition to fill upwards HOT jars, leaving 1/4" of caput space. Wipe rims of drinking glass jars amongst clean, moisture towel. Put on the ii slice lids in addition to tighten.
Process inwards hot H2O bath: Pints for fifteen minutes or one-half pints for 10 minutes.
NOTE: If you lot create upwards one's quest heed to thaw the berries (I never do)make certain you lot practise non rinse them or drain them (you volition desire to include whatever berry juice that results from thawing.
NOTE: I can't say you lot just how many pounds of frozen blueberries makes 5 cups of chopped berries. I'm guessing that I used most 1½ or 2 pounds?
NOTE: This recipe uses LIQUID pectin, I direct maintain never made this amongst powdered pectin. Certo is made past times Sure Jell in addition to at that topographic point are ii iii ounce pouches of liquid pectin inwards each box.
Right subsequently you lot direct maintain the jam off of the oestrus for the lastly time, allow it stay inwards the hot pan for FIVE MINUTES; gently stir (with a sterile spoon) every lx seconds. It actually does eliminate problems amongst floating fruit).
NOTE: I establish to a greater extent than or less fantastic gift tags for "Home made gifts from the Kitchen" that you lot tin download (free) at: www.unsophisticook.com CLICK HERE You tin impress them on cardstock or photograph newspaper in addition to they aspect excellent!!
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