Can It

It's Strawberry Season

Want Fresh?  Pick Fresh!!!

Every year I take my girls to a local farm to pick these wonderful little gifts from God.  If you have never picked your own strawberries I highly recommend you do it this year. 

http://www.millerfarmsmarket.com/marketplace/strawberries

Millers Farm is a local farm right in the heart of Spotsylvania County.  They have a great little store where they sell everything that us Paleo Peeps would love.  Grass Fed meats, eggs, veggies,

 fruits, and heavy cream.  I even found raw honey from a local bee keeper.

I looked the web over for a paleo friendly canned strawberry recipe but came up with nothing.  I then text the one person who would be able to help.  Mr. Ingalls text me back in under 2 minutes with a website for me to go.  With just a little more digging I came across a paleo friendly Strawberry Jam recipe.  I will be making this very soon.  ENJOY!!!!

Recipe: Honey Strawberry Jam

ingredients:

• 6 cups chopped strawberries
• two boxes powdered pectin
• 1 ½ cups honey
• 2 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice

method:

1. Wash and sterilize six 250ml jam jars. Boil the flat parts of the lids in a small pot and keep at a low simmer.
2. Mash the berries with a potato masher and place in a large heavy bottomed saucepan.
3. Add the pectin stir with a wooden spoon, and place on a burner over high heat and bring to a rolling boil. Stir and boil for 1 min.
4. Remove from heat and add the honey and lemon juice and mix well. Return to heat and bring to a boil again, stirring occasionally. Boil for 5 min, stirring constantly.
5. Remove jam from heat and let sit for a couple of minutes, stirring occasionally. It will thicken slightly. Ladle jam into hot jars, then place a flat lid on jars, and add screw rings.
6. Immerse jars in hot water bath, and boil rapidly for 8 min. Remove from bath and place on a towel on the counter to cool.

Yields: 6 cups of jam

Check out this website for some great information on canning!!

http://www.simplebites.net/sugar-free-honey-strawberry-jam


Enjoy and remember to support your local farmers.