Meals Made Ahead: Freezer Jam!

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Freezer Jam!

So, my local Piggly Wiggly had strawberries on sale for .99/pound container. Yes, really...only .99 cents! I bought 5 containers and came home to make some Strawberry Freezer Jam. This is the recipe I used:

FREEZER JAM

3 1/2 c. mashed strawberries
2 1/2 c. sugar
1 (3 oz.) pkg. strawberry Jello

Mix strawberries and sugar, let stand 1/2 hour. Bring mixture to a boil. Boil 5 minutes, stir in the Jello. Put in small jars. Cover. Cool. Freeze. Makes 2 pints.

Recipe found here: http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1823,159190-255197,00.html

After using all 5 containers, I ended up with 8 cups of prepared strawberries, causing me to a little over double the above recipe. I ended up with 9 jars/containers of jam. I know that I paid between $2.99 and $4.39 per jar from the store, so the way I figure it, I have at least $30 worth of jam for a little under $9! This is so worth the hour it takes to make this super simple, super tasty recipe!

1 comment:

LisaMarch 17, 2011 at 4:07 PM
Mmmmm. I love homemade jam. And I think I love topless M even more!
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We are a group of moms who get together about once a month or so to cook Meals Made Ahead.

Meals Made Ahead are great because it's nice to always have something in the freezer for those nights that are busy, those nights when you can't think of anything to make, those nights when you have nothing to cook with because you didn't feel like dragging two screaming kids through the grocery store, those nights when you just don't feel like cooking.

Sure, we could do this on our own. But it's much more fun to cook with friends (and share the clean up!)

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"If a woman could see the sparks of light going forth from her fingertips when she is cooking, and the substance of light that goes into the food she handles, she would be amazed to see how much of herself she charges into the meals that she prepares for her family and friends. It is one of the most important and least understood activities of life, that the radiation and feeling that go into the preparation of food affect everyone who partakes of it. And this activity should be unhurried, peaceful, and happy because the substance of the lifestream performing the service flows into that food and is eaten, and actually becomes part of the energy of the receiver. It would be better that an individual did not eat at all than to eat food that has been prepared under a feeling of anger, apathy, resentment, depression, or any outward pressure."
~Maha Chohan, Electrons