April and May are strawberry season around here so we made our annual trip to a local strawberry farm. The children helped pick three buckets of berries which we brought home and made into jam and jelly.
To make both jam and jelly, I just follow the recipes in a box of pectin. You start by washing the berries and removing the stem and leaves. I usually cut them up a bit before crushing the fruit. Then, strain them through a jelly bag or cheesecloth. I use the strained juice for jelly and the leftover pulp for jam.
And now, we can enjoy those strawberries all winter. Mmm...
We love fresh picked strawberries and go to a local farm here several times during the season. We enjoy them while they are fresh. Great family outing for you!
ReplyDeleteoh yummy. We used to grow a small patch of strawberries just for us to eat - but found that the deer liked them too and could never keep them out. Oh well...
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this - it is a little early for local strawberries but I am looking forward to trying when it arrives! Strawberry picking is so much fun for kids too : )
ReplyDeleteYum! Those strawberries look delicious!
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