I made some fresh blueberry jam over the weekend- it tastes like heaven on fresh biscuits, pancakes and toast. Our wonderful neighbors (who regularly watch our chickens for us while we are away) brought us back an entire flat of blueberries from Burgaw, North Carolina in Pender County, the home of the annual Blueberry Festival.
I was so excited to have a sea of fresh, plump, local blueberries to make jam with and enjoy in the weeks ahead!
This was my first time making blueberry jam- I followed a simple recipe below for a small batch:
4 pints ripe blueberries
2 cups sugar
2 tablespoons lemon juice (bottled)
Wash and sterilize jars in a hot water bath. Heat and boil canning lids in a separate pot.
Prepare jam by combining ingredients and bring to a boil, cooking for about 25 minutes or until mixture thickens and sets well. (when a spoonful is set into the freezer for a minute or two and when removed the jam doesn’t slide off the spoon easily, it is ready).
Fill hot jars with jam and wipe rims with a damp cloth, leaving about a 1/4 inch of headspace. Place hot lids and rims on jars. Lift jars into hot water bath and process for 10 minutes. Remove jars from water and check seals, drying off jars. Let cool and label jars. Makes 3 1/2 pint jars of jam.
Jams are so much easier to make than canning other vegetables and a great way to use up extra fruit on hand.
We are enjoying the fresh jam on morning treats and look forward to enjoying it all year round.
born imaginative. says
Mmm….that last picture has me salivating! We sometimes get Wild Maine Blueberries. 🙂
born imaginative. says
Mmm….that last picture has me salivating! We sometimes get Wild Maine Blueberries. 🙂
andy says
That looks great and yummy ! Hope you had a great weekend and here's to a great start on your week
andy says
That looks great and yummy ! Hope you had a great weekend and here's to a great start on your week
Heather says
I love blueberry jam but never make it! This year I am determined to get out to rake blueberries so that I can! I would love for you to share this at what i am eating http://www.townsend-house.com/2013/06/what-i-am-eating-33.html
Heather says
I love blueberry jam but never make it! This year I am determined to get out to rake blueberries so that I can! I would love for you to share this at what i am eating http://www.townsend-house.com/2013/06/what-i-am-eating-33.html
flowerlady464 says
Looks so delicious…time for breakfast!
flowerlady464 says
Looks so delicious…time for breakfast!
Unknown says
I love making jam! I haven't made blueberry though. I should give it a try!
Unknown says
I love making jam! I haven't made blueberry though. I should give it a try!
Our Neck of the Woods says
Yummy! I still have never made jam before and really want to try it. I need to get a lot of berries and give it a go! This looks so delicious and I bet it is wonderful on toast.
Our Neck of the Woods says
Yummy! I still have never made jam before and really want to try it. I need to get a lot of berries and give it a go! This looks so delicious and I bet it is wonderful on toast.
Keeping It Cozy says
Your blueberry jam looks delicious!
Keeping It Cozy says
Your blueberry jam looks delicious!
Keeping It Cozy says
Your blueberry jam looks delicious!
Leslie Harris says
This looks so yummy! I will have to try making jelly for the first time.
Leslie Harris says
This looks so yummy! I will have to try making jelly for the first time.
Leslie Harris says
This looks so yummy! I will have to try making jelly for the first time.