Jammin'

This past weekend, I made blueberry jam with the help of my best friend. The ingredients were simple: frozen blueberries, lemon juice, apple juice, sugar and pectin. The process was fairly simple, too. It involved a lot of stirring of the ingredients over very high heat. On a hot August afternoon. With only a small fan to keep us comfortable.

After what seemed like at least an hour, the mixture was finally enough like a syrup to be poured into sterilized jars. Three large bags of frozen blueberries yielded eleven small jars of low sugar, all natural blueberry jam.

In spite of all the effort (or maybe because of it), it was worth it. The taste was better than anything I've ever bought in a store. You just can't beat homemade, especially when you know the ingredients are all fresh and natural.