Variations on a Classic

So yeah, we made lots of jam this weekend.  21 lbs of strawberries yielded twice that number of pint jars–in addition to several other strawberry items.   More on that later… What the heck would a person do with 42 jars of jam, you ask?  Well, we’re still working that one out, but my impulsiveness…

Strawbeastie Jam!

Strawberries… lovely strawberries.  I grew up making strawberry jam every summer with mom.  It’s what taught me how to preserve–and how to avoid getting burned in the kitchen!  Every June, we used to pile into the van, load up with sunscreen and be sent out into the fields like little workers. I remember eating a…