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Strawberry Jam

September 17, 2010 By Spoonful of Sugar - 16 Comments

Strawberries are plentiful and cheap at the moment so I made up a batch of Strawberry Jam this afternoon. Our jam supplies from last summer ran out a couple of months ago and we returned to store bought jam. I think we were spoilt with all the home made preserves we have been eating – so I am determined to make up a lot more this year so we don’t run out again!

This time I used a recipe for Strawberry Jam from Nigella Lawson’s book – How to Be a Domestic Goddess. Interestingly, this recipe called for a teaspoon of balsamic vinegar which made the jam a little darker but with no noticeable difference in taste.

I decorated the jars with a simple tag and lid label using my Cricut Preserves Cartridge. Can’t wait for the rest of the summer fruits to arrive – the nectarine jam I made last year is still one of my all time favourites.

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  1. Nancy says

    September 17, 2010 at 1:08 am

    So cute and I bet delicious!

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  2. Handmade in Israel says

    September 17, 2010 at 3:03 am

    Yummy looking jam… and yummy looking labels too! Enjoy it.

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  3. Linda says

    September 17, 2010 at 5:05 am

    I have already made 2 batches of strawberry jam but will need to make more as they seem to be disapearing

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  4. Marina says

    September 17, 2010 at 5:30 am

    Ooh, looks so yummy. I am a huge jam fan. Strangely though I can’t get my girls to like it yet?! It’s honey only…..

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  5. Terriaw says

    September 17, 2010 at 5:47 am

    What a difference homemade jam can make! I haven’t made any strawberry jam yet this year, so this is a good reminder. Always love your charming packaging!

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  6. suzitee says

    September 17, 2010 at 6:37 am

    Good on you for getting your jam made…you’ve been a busy girl today 🙂

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  7. Katherine says

    September 17, 2010 at 7:30 am

    Mmmm… nothing like homemade jam! Yours is all the sweeter for the custom packaging. So cute. :o)

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  8. Cláudia Murakami says

    September 17, 2010 at 9:02 am

    Lisa, dear, I simply LOVE jam!!! Strawberry season in Brasil too!! So bad I cannot make jam like you and Nigella…
    The tag is soooo pretty!!!
    Hope your weekend is the best ever!! Bela.

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  9. notyet100 says

    September 17, 2010 at 9:02 am

    packing looks so good,.

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  10. Bettina Groh says

    September 17, 2010 at 1:49 pm

    today was my day to make peach and ginger jam…. they’re going into Christmas baskets for my kids. Part of our handmade Christmas.

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  11. Lillabilly says

    September 17, 2010 at 7:31 pm

    Oooh, lovely! Homemade jams leave store bought ones for dead. We are enjoying some lovely lemon-lime marmalade made by my talented mother at the moment. I’m not usually a fan of marmalade but her homemade one is lovely. We are just about to plant some citrus so I’ll be able to make my own in years to come too – yum! And I just love the idea of necterine jam as well, mmmmmmmmm! I Definately need to think about some stone fruit trees.

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  12. dutch sisters says

    September 17, 2010 at 9:58 pm

    Hmm, homemade jam is always so good!! I made some too a few weeks ago from plums. A friend gave me 2 kilo’s. So I made the jam with a bit of lemmon and tiny bit of cinnamon.

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  13. Chocolate Cat says

    September 18, 2010 at 12:15 am

    Yum! We have a strawberry farm close by so I am just waiting for theirs to ripen to start on some jam. You have had such a lot of use already from your cricut!

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  14. Christy says

    September 20, 2010 at 4:47 am

    awww, cuteness!

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  15. Julie V. says

    June 14, 2013 at 7:12 pm

    May I ask where you got the lovely jars? Thanks!

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  16. A Spoonful Of Sugar says

    June 14, 2013 at 11:58 pm

    Hi Julie

    The jars we used in this project are repurposed Bonne Maman Jam. It is made in France and is availabe in Australia (from Coles). We love the jam and the jars are useful for so many things. We even have a Bonne Maman Pinterest board – http://pinterest.com/spoonfulofsugar/bonne-maman/

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