Strawberries are on sale, so I just finished a second batch of strawberry freezer jam. I made the first batch about a week and a half ago, and it's two-thirds gone. Wife and younger daughter (and her father...) all love the stuff. Of course "one batch" isn't very big, about six 6 oz jars.
Just curious: what other types of freezer jam have the good people of RFC made? A friend came into my office at work last week and was talking about picking blueberries. I asked him if he'd ever made freezer jam from blueberries; he didn't know what 'freezer jam' was***. The recipe leaflet in the box of pectin didn't include 'blueberry' as a possibility, so maybe blueberries don't work very well.
Best -- Terry ***Just in case some might not know: freezer jam is made from uncooked fruit. Pectin is boiled with a little water, then added to the fruit and sugar mixture, then the batch is ladled into jars and frozen for storage. It's only supposed to be frozen for a few weeks, but even after a year in the deep freeze, it's far better than cooked jam.
Strawberries are on sale, so I just finished a second batch of strawberry freezer jam. I made the first batch about a week and a half ago, and it's two-thirds gone. Wife and younger daughter (and her father...) all love the stuff. Of course "one batch" isn't very big, about six 6 oz jars.
Just curious: what other types of freezer jam have the good people of RFC made?
We love apricot freezer jam. My son loves strawberry. It keeps the fresh fruit flavor so much better than the cooked versions!
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Hello all,
Strawberries are on sale, so I just finished a second batch of strawberry freezer jam. I made the first batch about a week and a half ago, and it's two-thirds gone. Wife and younger daughter (and her father...) all love the stuff. Of course "one batch" isn't very big, about six 6 oz jars.
Just curious: what other types of freezer jam have the good people of RFC made?
We love apricot freezer jam. My son loves strawberry. It keeps the fresh fruit flavor so much better than the cooked versions!
gloria p
I'm glad I found this thread. I just pulled another container of peach preserves from my freezer. I read too, where it said they only stay good for a few months, but I made these last summer, and they still taste great. I used fresh organic peaches (I'm a Whole Foods nut), and it is like a little taste of summer with each jar. Chaviva
I don't make freezer jam, myself -- I'm more into the traditional canned shelf-stable variety.
But I'm chiming in to let the freezer-jam makers know that Ball is sponsoring a freezer jam contest. Details are at their website - www.freshpreserving.com.
First place winner gets either a four-day trip for four to Walt Disney World, or a weekend class at the French Pastry School in Chicago.
I love the stuff. Strawberry, raspberry and peach all work great. I've never tried blueberry.
marcella
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Hello all,
Strawberries are on sale, so I just finished a second batch of strawberry freezer jam. I made the first batch about a week and a half ago, and it's two-thirds gone. Wife and younger daughter (and her father...) all love the stuff. Of course "one batch" isn't very big, about six 6 oz jars.
Just curious: what other types of freezer jam have the good people of RFC made? A friend came into my office at work last week and was talking about picking blueberries. I asked him if he'd ever made freezer jam from blueberries; he didn't know what 'freezer jam' was***. The recipe leaflet in the box of pectin didn't include 'blueberry' as a possibility, so maybe blueberries don't work very well.
Best -- Terry ***Just in case some might not know: freezer jam is made from uncooked fruit. Pectin is boiled with a little water, then added to the fruit and sugar mixture, then the batch is ladled into jars and frozen for storage. It's only supposed to be frozen for a few weeks, but even after a year in the deep freeze, it's far better than cooked jam.
