Jam

Please tell me you have eaten homemade jam.  There is truly nothing like it.  I am very spoiled, my mother-in-law is always up for some jam making and for years we have always, thanks to her, had a supply of homemeade jam.  When you get accustomed to this goodness it makes it impossible to open a jar of smuckers.  So last summer I gave it a go!  First I followed the "bell guide to canning", boiled the jars, make the jam, boiled the jars again.  Whoa, what a process!  Then I talked to my MIL about the whole process, thankfully she came over to help with the second batch (blueberry goodness, I named it!) and showed me her masterful "way of the jam."  BINGO!! Jam making made simple and oh so delicious!!!

On Tuesday we had a nice slow morning, so we had a little "jam session."  This batch has been named raspberry rad-ness!

Oh raspberry jam, I love you, you make my mornings brighter!

If you would like to be let in on the "way of the jam" let me know, I think everyone should make some jam.  It's really much easier than you think.  I'm not going to pretend to be a food blogger, so I'm leaving out all of the important details, this is really just an ode to jam.  I leave the food blogging to the experts, for example, check out my girlfriends beautiful blog Simply Scratch.