i have just made 10 lb of strawberry jam, 8 lb blackberry/apple and am just cooking off some spiced elderberry jelly have also found another recipe for spiced blackberry relish - yum yum!!!
Any one else making their own preserves etc.?

i would love to try elderberry, i've heard of them but never even seen them. i made plum back in the spring, and last year made some blackberry. next year i hope to have enough strawberries. problem is my husband and i don't eat much, it's fun to make and give but gets expensive.

Well done you! I used to make all my own jams and chutneys when the children were at home. Now it is only too easy for the weight to pile on with too many sweet things so we eat as much fresh as we can and give the rest away. I really enjoy it when my neighbours grandchildren come to pick my plums and pears. And what a blessing to have plenty to share with my neighbours.

I used to make jam. I'll make jam again after I get rid of the glass top stove I have now. I like to make two fruit jams. My absolute favorite was the blackberry-plum.

Elderberry and elderberry with apple
Black raspberry
Blueberry and strawberry
apple jelly
spiced pear butter

any of the above on toasted home made bread and a fresh cup of coffee! YUM!

I'll tell you what. . . . you make it and I will sample them to let you know if you should keep them or not. :thumbup:

I want to make some rounds of apple butter. I'm trying to get away from high-frutose corn syrup (which seems to be in everything), and I finally found one in a Sprout's grocery.

My pear butter turned out nicely. I want to make some more of it while I still have pears on my tree.

Good going!!! I just finished making freezer raspberry jam. Oh, you cannot buy this great stuff at the grocery store! :thumbup:

I love, love, love homemade blackberry and strawberry jams. My mom used to make jams, but I've never learned (and don't have any garden to speak of this year anyway). I'm so envious of your jam. :)

Not yet but when I get done picking huckleberrys I will be making some more jam.