Life in Southeast Alaska

Jam & Jelly for the Market

I have four batches made up for the Farmer's Market on Saturday.  I am using 12 oz quilted crystal jars since they are my favorite!  But the batches don't make as many of the bigger jars.  Oh well, I'll just make as many as I can and call it good.

So far I have made:
7 - Red Current Jelly
5 - Wild Strawberry Jam
4 - Wild Strawberry & Rhubarb Jelly
6 - Raspberry, Blueberry & Current Jelly

I have extracted juice for a batch of Blueberry Rhubarb Jelly.  They have all turned out very good so far I think.  I have small amounts of each for Rod to try when he gets here on Thursday - he is a great taste-tester and is always telling me I should sell my stuff, so we'll see what his opinion is!

I thought I had more blueberries than I do - one of the full gallon bags turned out to be blackberries.  I will save those for us since they are some we picked in Oregon and aren't local.  All the rest of the fruit is local.  I used all organic sugar in the recipes.  I will be decorating the jars with fabric tied with raffia and a hangtag describing the variety.  I will post pictures when I have some all done up.  Next, I need to settle on a price to charge.  Somewhere between $5 and $10...  There is a company in a nearby town that sells wild jams & jellies at $5 for a 4 oz jar. 

I picked some red huckleberries yesterday, but not quite enough for jelly.  I also need more blueberries, so I will get on my raingear and venture out into the rain today.  Hopefully Clover and I can find a good, productive patch!!

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7:52 PM, Sunday, August 24, 2008 .. Posted by Schatzi

Saw you online and stopped by to say hi....I saw the photo of you cleaning or skinning a deer...not sure how you did that...and not sure I could do that...but congrat's to all of you who did....does look like you were having fun.

Have a great week.
Connie