Grace123s Strawberrybanana Jam Recipes

STRAWBERRY BANANA JAM

Steps:

• Stem and crush or chop strawberries. Measure 2 cups into 6- or 8- quart sauce pot. Mash bananas and add one cup into the sauce pot with the berries. Add calcium water and lemon juice to fruit mix.
• Prepare jars and canner. Keep lids warm until ready to fill jars.
• Measure 2 cups sugar into separate bowl. Stir pectin powder into sugar.
• Bring fruit mixture to full rolling boil on high heat, stirring constantly. Quickly stir in sugar/pectin mixture. Return to full rolling roil and boil exactly one minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; skim off any foam with a metal spoon, if desired.
• Ladle into prepared jars, filling to within 1/4 inch of top. Wipe jar rims and threads. Cover with lids and screw bands. Tighten rings until snug.
• Process for 10 minutes in a water bath canner. Turn off heat, let sit five minutes (optional). Remove from canner and place on kitchen towel on counter top. After jars are cool, check seals. Remove rings, date and label. Best quality if used within 18 months.

SURE.JELL STRAWBERRY BANANA JAM

Steps:

• Bring boiling-water canner, half-full with water, to simmer. Wash jars and screw bands in hot, soapy water; rinse with warm water. Pour boiling water over flat lids in saucepan off the heat. Let stand in hot water until ready to use. Drain well before filling.
• Stem and crush strawberries thoroughly, one layer at a time. Measure exactly 3-1/4 cups prepared strawberries into 6- or 8-quart saucepot. Mash bananas thoroughly. Measure exactly 1-1/2 cups prepared bananas into strawberries in saucepot. Stir in lemon juice.
• Stir pectin into fruit in saucepot. Add butter to reduce foaming, if desired. Bring mixture to full rolling boil (a boil that doesn't stop bubbling when stirred) on high heat, stirring constantly.
• Stir in all sugar quickly. Return to full rolling boil and boil exactly 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Skim off any foam with metal spoon.
• Ladle quickly into prepared jars, filling to within 1/4 inch of tops. Wipe jar rims and threads. Cover with two-piece lids. Screw bands tightly. Place jars on elevated rack in canner. Lower rack into canner. Water must cover jars by 1 to 2 inches; add boiling water if needed. Cover; bring water to gentle boil. Process 10 minutes. Remove jars and place upright on a towel to cool completely. After jars cool, check seals by pressing middle of lid with finger. (If lid springs back, lid is not sealed and refrigeration is necessary.)

FRESH STRAWBERRY JAM

Steps:

• Combine the sugar, lemon zest, and lemon juice in a small saucepan and cook over very low heat for 10 minutes, until the sugar is dissolved. Add the strawberries and continue to cook over very low heat for 20 minutes, until the strawberries release some of their juices and the mixture boils slowly. Cook until a small amount of the juice gels on a very cold plate. (I keep one in the freezer.) Pour carefully into 2 pint canning jars and either seal or keep refrigerated. Use immediately, or follow proper canning guidelines below.
• Sterilizing Tips:
• Jars should be made from glass and free of any chips or cracks. Preserving or canning jars are topped with a glass, plastic, or metal lid, which has a rubber seal. Two piece lids are best for canning, as they vacuum seal when processed.
• To sterilize jars, before filling with jams, pickles, or preserves, wash jars and lids with hot, soapy water. Rinse well and arrange jars and lids open sides up, without touching, on a tray. Leave in a preheated 175 degree F oven for 25 minutes. Or, boil the jars and lids in a large saucepan, covered with water, for 15 minutes.
• Use tongs when handling the hot sterilized jars, to move them from either boiling water or the oven. Be sure the tongs are sterilized too, by dipping the ends in boiling water for a few minutes.
• As a rule, hot preserves go into hot jars and cold preserves go into cold jars. All items used in the process of making jams, jellies, and preserves must be clean. This includes any towels used, and especially your hands.
• After the jars are sterilized, you can preserve the food. It is important to follow any canning and processing instructions included in the recipe and refer to USDA guidelines about the sterilization of canned products.

GRACE123'S STRAWBERRY/BANANA JELLY

Steps:

• IN LARGE SAUCE PAN POUR IN THE STRAWBERRY JUICE AND BANANA FLAVORING HET HOT ADD SUGAR TIL DESOLVED ADD PECTIN STIR TIL IT COMES 2 A BOIL. SIMER 15 20 MINS TIL THICK
• TAKE THE JARS OUT AND RESDY THEM. POUR JELLY INTO JARS JUST 2 THE FIRST RIM. PLACE SEAL ON THEN RING LIDS TIGHTLY
• PLACE ASIDE AND LISTEN 4 THE POPS. THEN LABEL UR JELLYS AND JAMS WHEN COOL
• HOPE U LIKE IT

QUICK STRAWBERRY JAM

Steps:

• In a food processor, process strawberries until coarsely chopped. Transfer to a large skillet and stir in sugar and lemon juice. Cook over medium-high, stirring frequently, until jam is thickened and bubbles completely cover surface, 9 to 10 minutes. Transfer jam to a jar and let cool to room temperature. (To store, seal jar and refrigerate, up to 10 days).

GRACE123'S CANNED RASPBERRY JAM EASY

Steps:

• BOIL ALL UTENSILS AND JARS ECT[TONGS] IN LARGE POT
• PUT RED RASPBERRIES IN FOOD PROCESSOR AND PUREE. POUR INTO LARGE SAUCE PAN
• ADD SUGAR KEEP STIRRING TIL SUGAR STARTS TO DESOLVE. ADD PECTIN AND STIR TIL DESOLVED. [WITH FRUIT IT DOSEN'T ALWAYS NEED ANOTHER BOX OF PECTIN]
• COME TO ALMOST A BOIL TURN DOWN ON SIMMER. FOR ME MY FRUIT JAMS THICKEN FASTER. STIR TIL THICK AND READY TO POUR INTO JARS
• IT MADE 3 FULL AND ONE ALMOST FULL 1/2 PINT BALL JARS. I'M ALREADY HEARING THEM POP IN THERE. GREAT!!!
• HOPE U LIKE THIS AS THEY R EASY TO MAKE. DON'T B AFFRAID TO TRY IT. U CAN DO IT

GRACE123'S STRAWBERRY/BANANA JAM

Steps:

• BOIL ALL UTINSILS AND JARS LIDS SEALS ECT... CLEAN STRAWBERRIES PLACE IN FOOD PROCESSOR, WITH TESP OF BANANA FLAVORING[OR TO TASTE] JUST ABOUT PUREE. POUR INTO LARGE SAUCE PAN
• ADD 4 1/2 CUPS SUGAR STIR TIL SUGAR IS DESOLVED AND ADD PINK BOX OF SURE-JEL PECTIN. STIR UNTIL THICKENS
• LADEL INTO 1 PINT JELLY JARS. PLACE SEALS ON AND RINGLIDS TIGHTLY. THEN WAIT 4 THEM TO POP COOL AND PUT UP. HOPE U LIKE THIS

STRAWBERRY BANANA JAM

Steps:

• In a large stainless or enamel pot add the strawberries, bananas and the orange.
• Bring to a boil, stirring constantly, and boil for 10 min.
• Slowly add the sugar and lemon juice-you dont want to loose the"boil" and stir constantly until mixture reaches the gel stage.
• Remove from heat and skim off any foam.
• Ladle into hot sterilized jars to 1/4 inch head space.
• Process in a water bath for 5 minutes at altitudes up to 1000 feet.