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acoustic jamming on a slice of rustic

06.19.14

When I think OR make jam, I think of this guys tune…”jam with the jam jams” and his acoustic sounds!  So naturally, I’m singing and dancing to the tune while makin’ my own jam.  So today we are acoustic jamming on a slice of rustic!acoustic jamming on a slice of rustic-jaeger
Fresh strawberries were the subject @ the GCC kitchen this past week.
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With a stash in the freezer, reserved for later, we still had 6 cups of pureed goodness set aside for jam!
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If you’ve never jammed before, I wanted to share some (hopefully helpful) tidbits.  

I’ts not for the faint of heart…or, those that lack multitasking skills.  Once you start, you will be in “fast forward” motion til the end.  If I can tell you anything about jelly or jam other than it being DELICIOSO… well, here’s my own personal advice that might keep you from distress.

  1. Have all your supplies on hand and ready to go
  2. It’s gonna get messy
  3. You don’t have time to be on the phone
  4. No time to check emails/twitter/pinterest/instagram

This is a “full attention to detail” task!

Supplies~

acoustic jamming on a slice of rustic-supplies

Musts~

  • jar lifting tongs
  • ladle
  • funnel (why you ask)?

It sits perfectly in your canning jars and reduces the wasted jam.  Come on who wants to waste the jams?
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You also need two large pots, one very tall one for sterilizing your jars
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the other for cooking
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Messy?YES!

Regardless of the preparation you might do, it’still gonna happen.  So my other recommendations… have an old, clean towel to cover your counter top with, make sure to use the right size pot for the amount of jam being prepared.  I recently got new pots n pans and had not made jam in the large stock pot.  Well, guess what? SPILLAGE!
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Being an OCD victim, this is a little nerve-wrecking… so look away, and keep jammin’!  Cause it’s totally worth it in the end.  Especially on a slice of rustic!
acoustic jamming on a slice of rustic-jam

DONE!
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*Click strawberry jam for the recipe I used.


Hope this was helpful & has jamotivated you~
gcc

in Food, Home, Recipes # canning, fruit

About GCC

Gully Creek Cottage is a lifestyle blog authored by Belle Jaeger. Sharing DIY's, Cooking, Fashion, Woodworking and life in general! Belle writes about her latest projects, shares some of her favorite recipes, and influences via fashion and DIY's!

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Comments

  1. Ema Jones says

    06.19.14 at 4:16 am

    This is super-like.
    Superb!!
    Beat summer with Peach Cobbler
    http://bit.ly/1qXfGnE

    Reply
    • belle says

      06.20.14 at 2:14 pm

      Ema, thank you for being such a wonderful reader! The pic for the cobbler…OMG! Looks so fabulous. I will definitely be trying that with all my frozen local peaches! Hugs & great weekend my friend! Belle

      Reply
      • Ema Jones says

        06.21.14 at 2:27 am

        Hi Belle,
        You too have a great weekend ahead!!

        Reply
      • Ema Jones says

        06.22.14 at 11:44 am

        Thanks a lot 🙂

        Reply

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