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Easy Homemade Jam

It’s that time of year when our gardens and farmers markets are filled with flavorful, inexpensive fruit. You can easily make delicious Homemade Jam with 3 ingredients.

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Easy Homemade Jam

One of the first things we did when we moved in about 5 years ago was to putĀ  in fruit trees, berry bushes, and a garden. Not only do we save a lot of money, but it is a wonderful educational experience for our kids. They love picking their own produce and as a result are some of the best eaters I know!

This year we got LOTS of blackberries! We probably picked at leastĀ  20 pints so I decided to make jam. Homemade Jam with 3 ingredients

Homemade blackberry jam is AMAZING! And the best part – it is SUPER simple! You only need 3 ingredients: 2 cups mashed blackberries, 2 cups granulated sugar, and 1 teas lemon juice. Here is what you do:
mash the berries

Mash up freshly washed blackberries. I used a potato masher.
boil the fruit

Boil blackberries, lemon juice,Ā  and sugar for 10 minutes over medium heat.
pour into sterilized jars

Pour mixture in to sterilized canning jars. (Note: Dip clean jars & lids in boiling water for 5 minutes to sterilize) Wipe off the lip as residue will make it hard to open the lid.
Preserving Homemade Jam

Bring water to a boil. Put canning jars into boiling water making sure water covers the top of the jar by 1ā€. Boil for 10 minutes.
when lids "pop" they are ready to be stored

Lift jars out and place on towel to cool. Make sure lids have ā€œpoppedā€ and you can store the jam in your pantry for a year. If the jar does not pop down, put the jam in the fridge and use within a month. This recipe works with raspberries too.

Note: Blackberries and Raspberries have natural pectin in their seeds so there is no need to add any additional pectin to get a solid consistency. The jam will be thick and delicious without it!

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Beth Gorden

Beth Gorden is the creative multi-tasking creator of 123 Homeschool 4 Me. As a busy homeschooling mother of six, she strives to create hands-on learning activities and worksheets that kids will love to make learning FUN! She has created over 1 million pages of printables to help teach kids ABCs, science, English grammar, history, math, and so much more! Beth is also the creator of 2 additional sites with even more educational activities and FREE printables - www.kindergartenworksheetsandgames.com and www.preschoolplayandlearn.com

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