tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559352152168236450.post748706716510343563..comments2024-03-16T03:27:57.611-07:00Comments on A Handmade Life: Low Sugar and Delicious Strawberry Freezer JamHeatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01343988569221606506noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559352152168236450.post-74248145496364772802012-04-15T17:29:39.701-07:002012-04-15T17:29:39.701-07:00Hi Jenny,
That's right - no need to process as...Hi Jenny,<br />That's right - no need to process as the jars are just going in the freezer. You could certainly use typical plastic freezer containers if that is easier I just try to use glass as much as possible.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01343988569221606506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559352152168236450.post-33846597059480216862012-04-15T05:30:37.739-07:002012-04-15T05:30:37.739-07:00So if you're freezing it, the jars don't h...So if you're freezing it, the jars don't have to be sealed through a canning process, right?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00633712081197318104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559352152168236450.post-49323480765426452852011-07-08T12:34:03.131-07:002011-07-08T12:34:03.131-07:00Heather, do you use a potato masher to mash your s...Heather, do you use a potato masher to mash your strawberries or a food processor? I'm making jam and with my "bad" arms, having trouble, but don't want to use a food processor and end up with "too" mashed berries??Mary-Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06123698151214413692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559352152168236450.post-9368675219881650572011-07-06T19:00:43.928-07:002011-07-06T19:00:43.928-07:00great post. you're not crazy - just smart! n...great post. you're not crazy - just smart! not cooking the berries for freezer jam makes them so much tastier too. good work.Julie Wallbridge (feminist farmer's wife)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07470432081002846531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559352152168236450.post-27660891934422465462011-07-05T08:46:24.581-07:002011-07-05T08:46:24.581-07:00Myrtle - I get Pomona's from our local health ...Myrtle - I get Pomona's from our local health food store, I think that would be your best bet for finding it.<br /><br />Katherine- I picked at "our" spot. ;-) And it has been too many years since you and I picked there together. Can I convince you to take a roadtrip here?Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01343988569221606506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559352152168236450.post-42690358719351974232011-06-30T11:33:25.377-07:002011-06-30T11:33:25.377-07:00I've never made jam before, but am very tempte...I've never made jam before, but am very tempted by your freezer jam. Looks so good, I went to our local fruit stand to buy strawberries... sadly, no local ones until next week. gives me time to find Pomona's!myrtlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07225785674697309043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559352152168236450.post-47774038299909867742011-06-29T14:30:08.175-07:002011-06-29T14:30:08.175-07:00Mmm. I bought a box of pomona's at least a ye...Mmm. I bought a box of pomona's at least a year ago, and I still haven't gotten around to using it! Bad me! Your jam is very tempting though.Katherinehttp://oneinchworld.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559352152168236450.post-83433484217106968352011-06-29T10:29:46.261-07:002011-06-29T10:29:46.261-07:00Oh, I'm drooling....
Where did you pick this y...Oh, I'm drooling....<br />Where did you pick this year?Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01576487047505755889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559352152168236450.post-85322651287556203492011-06-29T10:27:07.824-07:002011-06-29T10:27:07.824-07:00mmmmmm. It is in the cards for me to make some st...mmmmmm. It is in the cards for me to make some strawberry jam this coming weekend.sheepishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08338525373968705776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559352152168236450.post-25196240416486965372011-06-29T05:06:46.236-07:002011-06-29T05:06:46.236-07:00We just used palmonas to make the canned version o...We just used palmonas to make the canned version of Strawberry Jam! Our local strawberry fields were closed this year due to weather and crop failure, they only had enough for sales pre picked, so we've been buying 12 quarts a week to keep up with freezing, drying, jamming, and saucing.City Sisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11474047622089407153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559352152168236450.post-67003780210253955792011-06-28T21:41:13.446-07:002011-06-28T21:41:13.446-07:00i have NEVER made jam. can you believe that? but o...i have NEVER made jam. can you believe that? but one day, when i have a home and a freezer, i am going to make that jam! yum yum!Jacquelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17555914691024564842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3559352152168236450.post-5234762787382675332011-06-28T17:07:31.250-07:002011-06-28T17:07:31.250-07:00thank you much for sharing this post :) i too am...thank you much for sharing this post :) i too am a fan of all things jam/jelly/preserves AND a huge fan of "train up a child in the way he should go and when he is old he will not depart from it." this world would be a harmonious place if folks would grasp the importance of children for the future.donna!eehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08989639512012309974noreply@blogger.com