For years now I have been searching for the perfect strawberry jam recipe. I've tried cooked, uncooked, low-sugar, regular sugar, extra sure jell, you name it! I never really like how it turns out. Usually it's too runny. Last time it was a complete disaster! Well, this year I happened to stumble upon an recipe that was used by my friend Amber. And the best part is, it uses INSTANT CLEAR JEL, so NO COOKING is involved! Also it used 1/2 THE SUGAR so you can actually taste the strawberries! So, today after we picked 75 quarts of strawberries in 1 hour, I decided to try this recipe. So far, I LOVE it! Here is the recipe: 2 1/2 c. sugar 5TBSP + 1 tsp Instant Clear Jel 5 c. crushed strawberries Mix the sugar and clear jel well. Add to the berries and mix well. Let set for 10 minutes. Fill jars. Freeze or refrigerate.
Back on October 29 I posted about the Laundry soap that I made from this recipe . I originally started out with about 16 cups of Soap (the above container plus the below container.) Today I still have the above container that I haven't touched, and this much(below) left of the original container! When I added them together I have this much (below) left of my original batch that I made TWO MONTHS ago! As you can see, I have been keeping track of the scoops I've used. (the black marks on the lid) Conclusion After 2 Months of Use: I have used a little over half of the soap and gotten 125 scoops out of it. Which translates to 250 Tablespoons or 125 potential loads. I say 125 "potential" because I sometimes used a scoop and a half for really dirty loads. How did it work: I have not really noticed any difference in the way it cleans. It seems to work great! What would I do differently next time: 1.I would cut up the soap much finer, because sometim
We went to the beach on Friday night. It was really windy and it rained a little (Thanks to Tropical Storm Fay), but it was perfect temperature-wise. We took some pics of the children and this is the only one that was presentable! Joanna is going to be 1 year old on September 5, so we took some photos of her. Plus, she's just so cute. Here she was munching on some sand. Yum! Brendan and JJ, enjoying a Father - son moment!
Gotta love that!!
ReplyDeleteHeehee! That's great! :)
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