This is the B man one July morning when I dragged him out of the cottage to pick strawberries. It was the last day for picking and I was feeling desperate about having enough strawberries to last the year. Its hard to know how much is enough when you are planning 12 months worth.
I met many people this day and was surprised to see many had driven across the Ontario border to pick at this location. Its best not to be in a rush when doing this and to take time to chat with the people around as they seem to have interesting stories to share.
Notice how red my fingers are? I am practically delirious from being out 3 times frantically picking and getting too much sun ( but man did we score big!). we dragged all 3 loads (15-20 boxes in total) in the canoe to the cottage to freeze and then a month later drove them all back to the city to store in the basement freezer. I got a bit of a reputation lugging all those strawberries back and forth.
Now it is January and I have made loads of strawberry jam, but his time I wanted a change and decided to make freezer jam. A lady whom I met strawberry picking mentioned she makes it all the time and claims it to be delicious. She is the same lady who told me you can buy Certo with 1/2 the sugar which is great because I find jam to be overly sweet tasting. See all the things you can pick up while hunched over searching for berries in a field? This batch is Strawberry Banana Jam and it is sooo easy to make. You don't need any canning equipment which makes it a wonderful first project. The picture doesn't capture the colour but in real life it is bright...way brighter than cooked jam. I call it raw food jam and is probably healthier than the cooked stuff. I mix it wth home made plain yogurt with a few nuts. Mmmmmm. So far those strawberries have lasted 7 months and there are 2 more bags left.
I met many people this day and was surprised to see many had driven across the Ontario border to pick at this location. Its best not to be in a rush when doing this and to take time to chat with the people around as they seem to have interesting stories to share.
Notice how red my fingers are? I am practically delirious from being out 3 times frantically picking and getting too much sun ( but man did we score big!). we dragged all 3 loads (15-20 boxes in total) in the canoe to the cottage to freeze and then a month later drove them all back to the city to store in the basement freezer. I got a bit of a reputation lugging all those strawberries back and forth.
Now it is January and I have made loads of strawberry jam, but his time I wanted a change and decided to make freezer jam. A lady whom I met strawberry picking mentioned she makes it all the time and claims it to be delicious. She is the same lady who told me you can buy Certo with 1/2 the sugar which is great because I find jam to be overly sweet tasting. See all the things you can pick up while hunched over searching for berries in a field? This batch is Strawberry Banana Jam and it is sooo easy to make. You don't need any canning equipment which makes it a wonderful first project. The picture doesn't capture the colour but in real life it is bright...way brighter than cooked jam. I call it raw food jam and is probably healthier than the cooked stuff. I mix it wth home made plain yogurt with a few nuts. Mmmmmm. So far those strawberries have lasted 7 months and there are 2 more bags left.
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After all this, Where is the recipe?
ReplyDeleteBye!
Oh, right...the recipe! Actually it is on the inside of the Certo Light box.
ReplyDeleteI would love the recipe too! Can you email me on FB?
ReplyDeleteAnd I love seeing the photos of you and B. The sun shining, bright smile, you exude LIFE Gail and I see a link between us and the Fortney passion for life.