September 4th, 2008 - Strawberry preserving
We don’t eat much jam/jelly/preserves, so I’ve only once made jam and twice made apple butter. I gave away most of the jam and half the apple butter is still in the freezer. I’ve been intentionally making pb & j sandwiches just to use up the four partial jars of jam in the fridge (I threw out one that was mostly crystallized).
However, I’ve just been inspired to make some strawberry preserves by My Daily Dollars. First, she describes her process, with lots of helpful tips then she wrote about other ways to use jams to save money. I particularly like the ice cream topping idea (not that we are eating much homemade ice cream this summer–but next summer I will again!). It would also be good on waffles, although I do just love them with butter and cheese.
September 5th, 2008 at 7:18 am EDT
Thanks for the nice mention! I do love strawberry jam. One thing I did last year that turned out surprisingly well was an apple preserve. It’s a lot easier than apple butter, and is really tasty stirred into oatmeal!