At last I got round to making my first batch of jam this year. 
I decided to make strawberry jam for a change.
I got my Strawberries from the Knights hill farm shop. They sell slightly imperfect ones especially for jam making.
This year making the jam was so much easier as I had got myself a proper preserving pan, so I had no mess to c
lean up like last year.
Think I should also get myself a Preserving thermometer too.
Luckily this seems to have set just right.
I had quite a few left over strawberries, so I used them to make fresh strawberry and cream muffins, in between muffins the boys told me how delicious they were 
Now I need to go out blackberry picking next week so I can make my blackberry and apple jam too.
I always made bramble jelly, spiced apple jam, and marmalade. Now no-one wants any (sob!)
Hi Dragonstar, I have never made jelly….. sounds harder to make than jam
Well done Sally, pots look lovely
The thermometer will make all the difference. Our tomato marmalade has attained new heights since we splashed out!
Mmm! love the look of those muffins!
Looks great – You can have my dads old sugar thermometer – if I remember it was spurned last year
Every one is making jam today. Well not me, I don’t even eat. The muffins are great as usual Sally.
Looks delicious, both the jam and the muffins
Brilliant!
“fresh strawberry and cream muffins”…they look stupendous! My tummy’s rumbling even now. Not at all sure how good your blog is for my diet!! LOL
[Thinks] Can you have fattening and non-fattening blogs…? Should blogs post a nutritional content advisor
(ooops….given myself yet another idea for a post…!)
I made jam for the first time last week. Crab apple jelly from scrumped fruits. Its lovely and worked really well and as I used brown sugar its a crystal clear golden copper colour..
Muffins?
They look mor like buns to me!
Are you sure they are muffins?
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