BlueBerry Jam!!

Well you must be thinking, blueberry jam at the end of August, when the season of blueberries was over a month ago? Well yes it was and since I was able to pick 10 lb. this year during a busy time of summer. I washed them and stuck them in the freezer. For a time like today, when the weather is a bit cooler (way to cool for the last day of August) and had a day off. What a perfect day to make jam. Here is a look at the proses!! 

The Tools!



The Berries, thawed and ready to be blended!

 

Blending Berries



Next is the boiling down, with pectin, lemon juice, and water



After it boils, you add sugar (I used less than half it calls for)



Waiting for it to boil.... So have fun with the camera!! :)

  

Then you place them in clean jars. Put there lids on, and place them in the boiling water bath.

After 7 min. in the water, take them out and let them sit for 24hr.





Here there are all finished!!



The Perfect Ball Jar picture!! :)





The Mess After the Making



After a bit of clean UP!!

So out of 18 cups of frozen blueberries, I made 12 jars of jam! For more information on the recipe and all that HERE is a link and a nice way to calculate the pectin and other things go HERE. It is so nice to get that done and ready to use during the winter months!! I hope that your last day of August is going well!!

Thanks for reading!! ~RebeccA.