Making Jam

One evening while Bret and I were still in Washington, we decided that we should make some strawberry jam.  Mom was making spaghetti for dinner and Grant and Taryn happened to stop by.  We invited them to stay for dinner and then convinced them to make some strawberry jam with us.  I think we ended up making 6 batches of jam and got about 40 jars.  Bret loves jam and we shared it with my family as well.  We brought the majority of it back with us to Kansas City.  There is nothing that tastes better than fresh strawberry freezer jam!  Thanks to Clark's Berry Farm for the best strawberries in the Pacific Northwest!

We had a great system going.  Grant, Bret, and Taryn were mixing the strawberries and the sugar.  Mom was cooking the pectin on the stove and when the sugar/berry mix was ready, they would yell out "Pectin Me"  The first few batches went really well and then things started to get a little crazy.

We had a MESS but it was TONS of fun!  I was filling the jars with the jam and then Taryn was adding the lids and rings and cleaning up the mess!  Thanks Taryn!

My silly brother!  This is when things started to get a little crazy, but oh so fun!  I hope we can do this next year with babies running around our feet!

Bret and Mom

 

And the final product!  Yummy strawberry jam!  I think I am craving a peanut butter and jelly sandwich right now!  We followed the recipe in the pectin box and it always turns out perfectly.  Thanks for all the help and fun memories!