The only thing better than going to a strawberry festival is going to a strawberry patch to pick my very own strawberries to be awesome and make my very favoritest strawberry jam!!!
Luckily during our very busy time in Rochester we were able to take a morning to go to Burch Farms and pick some strawberries! Terrisa, Hannah, my Mom, Aunt Gail, and I went and it went way faster than I thought it would.
The empty patch that was ripe for the picking.
Don't they look delicious!!! We picked about double this amount. We had lots of jam to be made so we had to pick a ton.
They were so delicious some of us couldn't help but eat as we picked. I caught Terrisa stealing a taste. That's what you are supposed to do when you are picking isn't it?
Take note that Hannah is wearing capris and jacket....and this was in the end of June! How ridiculous is that? I wasn't complaining though I much prefer having to wear a jacket and be able to go out and pick strawberries than to be at home in AZ with triple digits and having to stay indoors or in the pool.
Mom and Aunt Gail hard at work. Aunt Gail is definitely more experienced than the rest of us. She picked way faster than us AZ peeps.
I'm not sure why I decided to put them on my head. It made it easier to carry I guess.
Some of the strawberries were really juicy and they stained our fingers. It was tasty trying to get the stain out.
They had the coolest scale to weigh and charge us for the strawberries. I heart vintage stuff.
Now it's time for the jam making party!
We all took turns smushing up the strawberries. It was so much fun!
Aunt Gail and Paisley watched while we worked. That was until we needed Aunt Gail to show us what to do next.
Couldn't you just drink that right up? I was really tempted to. We did have extra and saved it to put in out lemonade at my Grandma Warren's house. It was so delicious. Heather even added fresh basil for her and George. (They had tried it at some restaurant in CA and fell in love with it.) I was too scared to try it. I love both strawberries and basil, but I will keep them separate for now.
It was intense waiting for it to come to a rolling boil. We didn't want to mess it up. Hannah was patiently waiting for her cue to pour in the sugar and take over stirring.
After the jam was all mixed and ready to go we had to can it. This part was intense, we had to make sure everything was perfect so the jars would seal.
There is the final product (upside). We left it upside down for awhile then flipped it to get it to seal. If I remember correctly all of our jam sealed properly. We ended up doing about 30 jars of jam! If you are on my good side you may get one as a gift.
Aunt Gail and Paisley watched while we worked. That was until we needed Aunt Gail to show us what to do next.
Couldn't you just drink that right up? I was really tempted to. We did have extra and saved it to put in out lemonade at my Grandma Warren's house. It was so delicious. Heather even added fresh basil for her and George. (They had tried it at some restaurant in CA and fell in love with it.) I was too scared to try it. I love both strawberries and basil, but I will keep them separate for now.
It was intense waiting for it to come to a rolling boil. We didn't want to mess it up. Hannah was patiently waiting for her cue to pour in the sugar and take over stirring.
After the jam was all mixed and ready to go we had to can it. This part was intense, we had to make sure everything was perfect so the jars would seal.
There is the final product (upside). We left it upside down for awhile then flipped it to get it to seal. If I remember correctly all of our jam sealed properly. We ended up doing about 30 jars of jam! If you are on my good side you may get one as a gift. Thanks Mom and Aunt Gail for teaching us how to make jam. It was tons of fun and it is delicious!!!
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