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[tnspursfan09]

We had a great time boating on Watauga Lake this weekend with our neighbor. It was Maddy's first time on a boat.

 

[sssharon]

Oh Lord, I just copied the recipe and the whole comment on it and then I hit something wrong on my iPad and erased it. So here I go again.
Strawberry jalapeño
4 cups crushed strawberries
1 cup minced jalapeño peppers
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 2 oz. pkg. powdered fruit pectin
7 cups sugar
8 Half pint canning jars with lids and tops.

Add all ingredients to last, place the crush strawberries, minced jalapeño pepper, lemon juice, and pectin into a large saucepan, and Bring to a simmer over high heat. Once simmering add the sugar and stir until dissolved and return to a boil and cook one minute. I watched a couple of videos and they really stressed not to over cook because the strawberries lose their flavor if you cook it too much.
I didn't follow the recipe very well and so I put in 7 cups of crushed strawberries and then I went from there.The one thing it said was if you want to jam to be a little spicier to leave some seeds in the jalapeños and membrane and so that's what I did and evidently I have very hot jalapeños. You might want to just follow the recipe and see how yours comes out. I'm going to try mine in a little bit and I'll let you know how it turned out.
They had some good ideas about how to use your jam if it came out a little runny. Like putting it on pancakes or using it on fish, both of those sound good to me. I hope that you enjoy the recipes and then it turns out great for you. I forgot to tell you to process your jars for 10 minutes.

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Maddie sure looks like she enjoyed that boat ride. Did she catch anything?

 

[sssharon]

This is my jam. I thought it came out really pretty. Hopefully it'll be good too. I'm just like my grandma everything that she cooked had to be pretty or it wasn't a success.

 

[perchie.girl]

Oh Lord, I just copied the recipe and the whole comment on it and then I hit something wrong on my iPad and erased it. So here I go again.
Strawberry jalapeño
4 cups crushed strawberries
1 cup minced jalapeño peppers
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 2 oz. pkg. powdered fruit pectin
7 cups sugar
8 Half pint canning jars with lids and tops.

Add all ingredients to last, place the crush strawberries, minced jalapeño pepper, lemon juice, and pectin into a large saucepan, and Bring to a simmer over high heat. Once simmering add the sugar and stir until dissolved and return to a boil and cook one minute. I watched a couple of videos and they really stressed not to over cook because the strawberries lose their flavor if you cook it too much.
I didn't follow the recipe very well and so I put in 7 cups of crushed strawberries and then I went from there.The one thing it said was if you want to jam to be a little spicier to leave some seeds in the jalapeños and membrane and so that's what I did and evidently I have very hot jalapeños. You might want to just follow the recipe and see how yours comes out. I'm going to try mine in a little bit and I'll let you know how it turned out.
They had some good ideas about how to use your jam if it came out a little runny. Like putting it on pancakes or using it on fish, both of those sound good to me. I hope that you enjoy the recipes and then it turns out great for you. I forgot to tell you to process your jars for 10 minutes.

Hey Jalepenos work well with Raspberries too....

I wouldnt be putting in the seeds.... I like Hot but I also like to taste the food....

Matter of fact Id be using the seven cups of berries to a half cup of peppers.... but thats me...

deb

 

[perchie.girl]

This is my jam. I thought it came out really pretty. Hopefully it'll be good too. I'm just like my grandma everything that she cooked had to be pretty or it wasn't a success.

oooooo..... Me likey... What kind of pan is that?

Edited: I took a copy of the picture and popped it in a photo editor and bumped up the brightness.... That is a grainite insert isnt it.... is it for bread making?

deb "who just bought her first pressure canner"

 

[Cynthia12]

DiDi, beautiful photos as usual...where was this? And yes! Moose can be mean. How far away would you say you were? Had a son working on a house up in Sundance one year. Mama and baby moose came along. Of course being a mama moose, she didn't like seeing him at all, even though he was there first. He had to hurry and run to the porch when he spotted her running..had to climb up on something. Waited, and waited for her to decide to leave.

 

[Cynthia12]

Maddie sure looks like she enjoyed that boat ride. Did she catch anything?

I agree, she looks pretty happy. And yes, need to know..did she catch anything? Beautiful area!

 

[Wisher1000]

Here's one I took (just my cell phone) today of my oldest cockerels from this spring.

 

[perchie.girl]

Here's one I took (just my cell phone) today of my oldest cockerels from this spring.

Oh you HAVE to enter it in a BYC photo contest....