Wednesday, July 09, 2008

Jam! Want a Jar?

I finally went ahead and made blueberry jam from some of our fresh-picked blueberries! I was procrastinating because it seems like such a daunting task (I've done it only once before) but we were almost out of berries! Yes, over 17 pounds of berries almost GONE in 5 days (granted, we gave about 6 pounds away)! Once we got started, it wasn't daunting at all - rather easy, actually. The boys helped by hand-smushing the berries... I meant to get pictures of that fun, but in the moment I completely forgot! And all the jars sealed perfectly, yay! Here's a picture of the jars and what's left of the remaining berries!


Does anyone know where to get cute little gingham squares for the lids? I suppose I could just buy fabric and cut them myself, but something already made just the right size would be nice!

After I figured out what we'll use and what we'll be giving as gifts, that leaves 1 jar left! So I thought I'd offer a little give away. Just leave me a kind comment under this post, and on Sunday evening I'll number everyone, have one of the boys guess a number, and that person will be the winner! I don't mind if you live out of state, I'll be happy to package a jar up nice and safely and send it your way! We opened our jar this morning and had it on toast, and it got taste-test approval across the board :-)

13 comments:

Sarah said...

What a great mom you are. I don't think I will have the patience to do that when Mason gets older.

MMM that jam sure looks yummy. ;)

I'll keep my fingers crossed! :)

Meghan said...

What, no comments yet!? I can't believe I'm first.

Well, how about...

Erin rocks!:)

Anonymous said...

I actually would love your recipe.
We are going blueberry picking in the coming weeks and I think Jason would love Jam!!

Elizabeth

Anonymous said...

Oh, fun! I'd love some blueberry jam!

Henry said...

gosh, you're a cute little family.. i don't think i've ever had bluberry jam.. weird, huh??

Anonymous said...

:) Sure, I'll post here, too...and I have never had blueberry jam, either. Actually, I don't remember ever having homemade jam of any kind! :P

Heather said...

oooo how exciting! you'll have to share the recipie too!!!!

mamakyker said...

I'm hoping to get to some blueberry jam as well! I'd love to try yours first. : )

Unknown said...

Please do share your recipe as we will have lots of blueberries soon! I enjoy your blog, Erin. Meant to leave a comment here the other day.

Jennifer said...

AS far as the fabric squares, you could buy the little bundles of fabric used for quilting called fat quarters. They are all pre-cut, but not using pinking shears.

I noticed you have a son named Ezra too. My Ezra just turned 5! Nice blog. :)

Manda said...

I'm another one who has never tried blueberry jam.

I enjoy reading your posts etc. and appreciate the example you set of a loving (but human!)Christian wife and mama. The only thing I don't like about you is that you don't live next door to me. <3

Anonymous said...

Your jam looks beautiful!

I love seeing young women step up to the challenge of preserving the bounty of growing season!

God bless all your efforts. :D

Judy

PS...I would love to sample your jam on a hot biscuit with butter...if I win.

Jennifer said...

sign me up for the contest, too!

we love blueberries!

Jennifer :-)