We went berry picking on Thursday with my parents. This was so much fun, and I am so sorry we forgot the camera. Between the five of us we got a little over 20 pounds of berries. At $2 a pound this is a great deal.

My jam recipe is about 5 1/2 pounds of berries to 3 1/2 cups of sugar. These berries have been pretty sweet, so it might need adjusting. I do not use pectin, as I don’t mind it a bit runny.

Boil until thick enough for you (I put a plate in the fridge and then put some of the jam on it to cool to see if it has set). Pack into jars with 1/2 inch of headspace, and I process 15 minutes in a boiling water bath for pint sized jars.

The girls dressed up to play Laura and Mary - translation “Little House on the Prairie”. In the background you can see our almost finished kitchen. (Yay!)

And a parenting tip…if you get the kids hooked on the Little House books you can trick them into doing almost anything. We haven’t had a dishwasher since February, and this summer has been heaven… all I had to do was remind them that Laura and Mary did the dishes…viola, new dishwashers.

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Posted:   Saturday, August 9th, 2008 at 5:27 pm