City Girl ~ Country Heart

Strawberry Rhubarb Jam - Recipe to Tweak

Well my husband is starting to love more of my homemade goodies!  He has always been a die hard Welch's Grape Jelly eater, (he loves peanut butter and jelly , will have it for breakfast on toast...snack...on a tortilla...you name it).  Well I had made some Strawberry Rhubarb Jam a few months ago and he refused to try it.  My mistake that we ran out of his jelly.  He began going through our pantry eating Eliana and my stash of Strawberry Rhubarb Jam.  Now he loves it and has been asking me to make some more...forget Welch's.  So here's the recipe I made Saturday. 

Strawberry Rhubarb Jam

(makes about 6 pints)

4 Cups Strawberries, Crushed

2 1/2 Cups Rhubarb

1/4 Cup Lemon Juice

1 (1.75 Oz) Pkg Powdered Fruit Pectin

5 1/2 Cups Sugar

In a large kettle, combine the strawberries, rhubarb, lemon juice, & pectin.  Bring to a full rolling boil over high heat, stirring constantly.  Stir in sugar;return to a full rolling boil.  Boil 1 minute stirring constantly.  Remove from heat; skim off foam.  Can as ususal.

I must say, it is not the consistency I like...too runny.  Here's what I did that I think contributed to the runniness...

• I used frozen strawberries and rhubarb because I can only get frozen rhubarb at this point...my rhubarb is on it's deathbed.  I have a huge bag of frozen strawberries from Sam's Club.
• I chopped my rhubarb and strawberries in the food processor...maybe I processed them too long?

Would these two things afftect the consistency?

Regardless I'm still on a search of the perfect Strawberry Rhubarb Jam.  Anyone out there have one that is tried and true, I prefer more of a rhubarb flavor?  I'd love it if you'd share.

Forgot to mention

09:15, Monday, June 5, 2006 .. Posted by lvg4him

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11:24, Monday, June 5, 2006 .. Posted by lvg4him

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