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Only a few special tools are required and youll be on your way to making jams and jellies just like grandma did. Recipe How To Make Strawberry Jam. Download Tout En Haut Du Monde Cartoon In Hd. How To Can Strawberry JamStrawberries pretty much got me started in the processes of Home Canning and Food Preservation. And, I started pretty late in life with doing it. But, since then, Ive become an Award Winning Food Preservationist. How cool is that Does that mean I know it all Absolutely notandI highly suggest that you read my little Disclaimer at the bottom of this post. It does however mean that, I can at least maybe get you started or perhaps even offer a bit of a refresher on this fascinating world of making your own Homemade Jellies and Jams. Grandma use to do. I was going to say that I wasnt really sure what peaked my interest in home canning but, then I remembered exactly what it was. For years I wanted to make sweet pickles just like my mother use to make. I loved her sweet pickles. I didnt actually eat a lot of them but, they were just so good. The best part was that I knew that those sweet pickles were pretty much the Secret Ingredient in many of the dishes that my mother prepared on a regular basis. She used the juice of those pickles in her Chicken Salad, Deviled Eggs, Potato Salad, Cole Slaw and other such things. They were just flat out awesome if I must say so myself. Apparently it wasnt just me either. Everyone loved my moms cooking. I just wished Id paid better attention to what she did when she was with us. Still, thats what our Taste of Southern home on the Internet is all about, trying to save what little I DO know about not only mamas cooking but, other family and friends as well. So, a few years back, I finally gave it a try. I made my first batch of sweet pickles based on her recipe. It was a 3 week process overall and that sort of got me thinking about trying some other things. Yep, the pickles turned out pretty good and certainly brought back a good number of memories for me. I started reading about canning and preserving here on the Internet and, as I did, my interest peaked into giving some other things a try. A longtime friend told me about some Strawberry Freezer Jam she had made and how simple it was. She gave me the recipe. You can find the recipe all over the Internet it seems. I purchased my first bucket of Strawberries and gave it a try. The Freezer Jam turned out to be really good and I was pretty proud of what Id done. But, in the back of my mind, I kept thinking about doing some actual canning with a canner and, that Water Bath Process Id watch mama do and, that recently Id been learning about. Before long, Id purchased my own canning pot, a few canning jars and the other needed ingredients. I think I studied the process of how to make the jam for days before I actually got up the nerve to give it a try. I made sure I had everything I needed then. I bought more Strawberries. I sweated it out in the kitchen that day, working through the entire process, reading notes taped to the kitchen cabinet above the sink as I went. Then, as I lifted the jars out of the Water Bath Process canner, I started hearing those familiar PINGPINGPING sounds that instantly took me back to days in the kitchen with mama. I think I was totally hooked based just on hearing that sound of success. As it turned out, I must have got lucky because my very first jars set properly. I was SO PROUD. Ha From there, I went on to making Fig Preserves. I could ever use. Amazingly, I got a little more comfortable with it and, it got just a little easier each time. I could go on and on much longer but, youre here to see how its done. Again, I urge you to seek out more than just the information Ive included here. Learn as much as you can if you have no prior experience but DO. Fortunately as it turns out, Strawberry Jam is one of the best recipes you could probably get started with. I do hope youll give it a try and I also hope youll leave me a Comment below and share your thoughts, memories and, experiences with me and our readers here at Taste of Southern. So. if youre ready. Lets Get CookingStrawberry Jam Youll need these ingredients and a few recommended pieces of equipment. This is pretty much my typical stove setup for most of the items that I can and preserve. On the back left side burner, I place a smaller pot for warming up the jar bands and lids. On the front burners, I have a large pot to cook the jam in on the left side and, on the right front burner, thats my enameled canning pot. The canning pot has a rack that fits inside to hold the jars and a lid. Its a fairly simple piece of equipment that can be found in the South in places like Wal. Mart, some grocery stores or hardware stores. You could also just use a large stockpot if thats all you have. Sometimes you might find one at a Yard Sale or Garage Sale. If thats the case, make sure the pot doesnt have any holes or chips in the enamel surface. The enamel can sometimes chip off and the pot could have started to rust or even rusted out long enough to form a hole. Just check it carefully before you purchase it and, check it each year when you start canning your fruits and vegetables. I begin by filling the canning pot about 34ths full of water. Then, Ill place it on my largest burner and turn the heat up to about medium and let the water start warming up. Im going to need a little time to prep the Strawberries so, I can just let the water heat up gradually for the time being. Of course, youll want to make sure that the pot has been washed well in hot, soapy water and is as clean as you can get it. Ill be using this pot to sterilize my jars once the water gets up to boiling temperature. I fill the smaller pot just under half full with water and place it on the lowest heat setting my stove has. Then, I add the jar lids, placing them rubber side up and just let them gradually warm up. The red ring is the rubber part of the lid, the rest is metal. The rubber needs to be softened a bit in the warm water to insure a better seal. When the lid is placed on the jar, the rubber part comes in contact with the top rim of the jar. The band is then placed on top of the jar and screwed down finger tight. This rubber ring is what seals the jars tight in the process and must always be handled with care. Jar lids, pictured above, should NEVER be re used to try and seal jars again during canning of something else. They are a one use only product. Of course, youll keep them to close up the jar as long as you have your jam or jelly, thats OKjust remember you cant use them again to seal jars. Youll need brand new ones for that purpose. While the water in the canning pot is heating up and, the bands and lids are slowly warming up, go ahead and place the canning jars youve selected in a sink of hot soapy water. Canning jars are another part of the process that can be re used from one year to the next. Whether youre using new jars or old jars, carefully inspect the tops and the entire jar for any chips or cracks. Again, if in doubt, throw it out. Better to err on the safe side. Scrub each jar very well both inside and outside, making sure you remove any leftover jams or jellies etc., that might have been hiding in the bottom or around the rims of the jars.