We used to live about half a mile away from a blueberry picking patch. I only went there once...can you believe that?? I ran by it for the three summer's we lived there and I would aways tell myself I was going to go but only made it the one time. We now live by a raspberry patch. I will definitely be visiting that more. :)
So if you live in the vicinity of a delicious fruit picking patch.....GO!! You won't regret it and can have delicious fresh fruit to just eat or to make anything you want...especially JAM!
My love affair with jam started last year. I grew up with grape jelly and that was never my favorite. Once I discovered strawberry jam in my later years I really started to enjoy all the different mixed jam out there on the market. I recently was given an orange marmalade that was fantastic. Some brands I really love are stonewall kitchen or Bonne Maman. HERE is a good list of store brought brands.
When I went picking for these blueberries I had a plan to make some sort of jam but I was a little nervous. I had herd jamming could be complicated and a long process. I plugged a couple ideas into google and this recipe popped up! All it uses is the blueberries, sugar and lemon jello, THATS IT. If you have ever tried to put lemon and blueberries together you'll know the flavor is amazing. The citrus of the lemon goes PERFECTLY with the tartness of blueberries.
Once again if you ever get the chance to pick anything I would recommend it! It's a lot of fun :)
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