Strawberry season is wrapping up here in South Jersey. This year I decided I was going to take advantage of the abundance of fresh jersey strawberries. I looked up some jam recipes and found out I could make jam in my blender and just stick it in the freezer! No cooking! No "real" canning! Just easy peasy blend and freeze. It really appealed to my desire to be supermom and yet maintain a certain level of laziness! Not to mention a money saver! The only downside was that I had to call the Health store and ask if they had "Pamona's Pectin" a special, better for freezing, no sugar necessary pectin. I hate making calls and asking questions. I'm also scared of the health food store. Why? I have no idea it just intimidates me. I imagine as I wonder aimlessly around looking at tiny bottles of essential oils and bins of grains I've never heard of that the clerks are standing behind the counter in their homemade clothes in perfect health and snickering, waiting for me to ask a really stupid question. I am clearly a wanna-be, and possibly a nutcase. Happily the lady on the phone put the pectin behind the counter and George picked it up. I found a great recipe at Passionate Homemaking and got to work!
Here's the method:
