Hi Steve! Blueberry Hill U-Pick has 9 different varieties of berries and, they had their first small crop of Strawberries this year. Now you can enjoy them even after the local one’s are all gone. It simmered and I stirred for probably 25 minutes. You’re basically cooking more and more water out of the mixture and getting it down to the point to where it will gel properly. We’ve seen some really hot days this year and have broken several records for the hottest days ever in our area. You’ll need a damp cloth for this part. My jam did not set, and I added some pectin to help it along, boiling hard for 1 minute after stirring it in. I don’t know what I’d do without my freezer! Thank you! (LOVE blueberries!) I just started making jam…last weekend, actually, and I have caught the bug. I made the jam 2 nights ago & had so much fun I decided to make raspberry….before I had even tasted the blueberry. Talk about something good for breakfast, toast up a slice of bread and then spread it all over with a heavy layer of fresh Blueberry Jam. Be Blessed!!! I’ve often thought about canning, but I’m not sure I’m ready to take the step. The racks are made so their handles will hang onto the top lip of the canner itself. I appreciate your question and trust you’ll stop by for another visit… real soon. More information, even classes, are readily available through your local Cooperative Extension Service location. Read your newsletter email this morning and wanted to let you know that canning is on the rise again, so please continue to share your canning recipes. Be Blessed!!! -Steve. After canning a few items, you’ll find your own little way of doing things that will work best for you. What goes in those jars? Congratulations on jumping in and doing some canning. I appreciate your visit and your comments, and I do hope you’ll visit with us again… real soon. It is hot here in Mint Hill, NC too, although the last couple of days have been cooler. Those helped me a lot and I still go to them just to try to keep up to date on any changes. -Steve. If you know me at all you know that I don't like to call foods "healthy" or "unhealthy", like "healthy blueberry jam". Can I substitute honey for sugar? Bring the blueberry mixture to full rolling boil, stirring constantly. Thank you for your visit and I hope you’ll stop by for another visit with us… real soon. . Hi Patrick, A pint will typically consist of two cups, or 8oz each. Many thanks! I made raspberry jam without pectin a few weeks ago and it turned out perfect – really intense flavour. Actually, it’s the ONLY way we have of knowing that you’ve seen our recipes. On the other hand, you can buy many frozen cobblers in the store, so I’d suggest that route instead. It’s a bit of work because you’ll have to wash and sterilize the jars and go through the whole water bath process again. Thanks so much for that recipe. Ball Corporation makes a special pectin for freezing jams that you might want to check out. Maybe try a small batch or two and give it a couple of weeks to set then try another batch. I hope you’ll visit with us again… real soon. Boil for 10 minutes. I liked the bread that I made here, but it wasn’t much like what I purchased. At the very least, fold a tea towel and place it in the bottom so the jars aren’t sitting directly in contact with the bottom of the pot. I followed the directions exactly and the jam turned out a super thick, unspreadable blob. Be Blessed!!! Every question gets attended to and with a decent, clear answer. Steve, thanks sooo much for this recipe! And, DO NOT press down on the top of the jar to see if it has sealed until 24 hours have passed. I tried a little different variations, I used 1 cup raw honey and 2 1/2 cups sugar and added the zest of 2 lemons. I made this jam and it was horrible! The top should already be down and not make any movement or noise when you press the center of the lid. You were about right with your time of 25-35 minutes on average. I’m adding 2 Tablespoons of fresh squeezed lemon juice to my recipe. Thank you for your quick and easy recipe My favorite approach is to use the no-sugar needed pectin, but still add about 4.5 cups of dry, granulated (table) sugar. We used a food processor to crush the berries. Even though I’ve won some awards for my Food Preservation, I do not hesitate in encouraging to learn all that you can and proceed with safety….knowing you’ve done all you can to protect anyone that you share your goodies with. The pot on the left is full of water, the canning jars and the metal parts of the lids in order to sterilize them. Nothing better than fresh berries on a biscuit! Maybe I’ll get the chance to try it with honey if I do some. Be Blessed!!! I hope you’ll have loads of fun doing it and please stop by for another visit with us… real soon. Thank you once again. It’s nothing highly noticeable but keeping things as minimal as possible, I don’t always use it. It only has one wire under the jar and they just don’t want to sit up correctly on that rack. I hope you’ll visit with us often. I’m glad you found Taste of Southern and I hope you’ll come back for another visit… real soon. Thank you for your question and be sure to visit with us again… real soon. Thank you for your comments and please stop by for another visit with us… real soon. Do not force. Don't get me wrong, I love me some sugar filled jams. It will still last a month or more, so use that up first and save the properly sealed jars for later. I do hope this helps. Previous post: Talented Readers from the Sitcom! Any jam on the outside could affect the proper seal. I consider you as an old and dear family friend. I love, love blueberries and l just eat them out of hand. Bless you Mr Gordon. I appreciate your question and do hope it turns out well. -Megan. I dont have a rack to place in the cooking pot to seal the cans. If you enjoyed this article, subscribe to receive more just like it. When making other fruit jams, a teaspoon of butter will eliminate most of the foam. I just keep filling up the smaller pot as I use up the hot water. Thank you for stopping by today and be sure to visit with us often. I have a question, can you substitute splenda or stevia for the sugar with good results? Just use a spoon to scoop it off and discard it. Any jars that do not seal are still safe to eat but should be refrigerated and used first. Gotta love that. Water - 1/2 cup 4. I hope you get this information in time to help you out. I’m constantly lifting juice up with my stirring spoon to watch how it drips off the spoon. I’m glad you gave the recipe a try. Thanks so much! Serve over ice cream or cheesecake. ★☆ I get mine at a place not too far from home called Blueberry Hill U-Pick. You can reuse canning jars and the bands for the tops but, you can NOT reuse the lids. Place in a large thick-bottomed pot and add the blueberries and the lemon juice. I want to can the whole cobbler as if I would serve it right from the oven with the breading included. About how long does it take to reach that point? Hi Kelly, Thank you for your question. Toni, your question about putting up cobbler spurred my memory of quart jars of canned blueberry, blackberry, strawberry and pears canned with the rolled dumplings, Steve calls them “pastries”. loved this recipe! But really, sanitizing them first is just good hygeine and common sense! Take care . Also, be sure to check each jar…even new ones…for any cracks or chips. Wonderful tutorial you have put together! Here they are at a pretty good rolling boil, one that can’t be stirred down. Instructions Wash jars and bands in hot soapy water, rinse and set aside. I am a newbie and recently went blueberry picking for the first time. We don’t make the canned blueberry dumplings anymore because with today’s advanced refrigeration, it is no longer necessary to “can” to preserve food. -Steve PS: Thanks for your question and keep up your canning adventures. Note- I made your peach butter, bread and butter pickles and cinnamon pickles last summer. Another question, I don’t have all the tools required but I think I can manage with what I have for now. (granted, the amount of fruit cooked down to only 2 1/2 half pint jars so I didn’t have much, but still…) I was amazed. It can even take a week or two weeks for it to set. I trust it will turn out well for you. Bring the water to boil  The pot in the middle holds the canning rack where we will place the filled jars to seal them. I had reinforcements and didn’t realize I’d be coming home with 30lbs of blueberries! Cook and stir the sugar … We’re “Saving Summer In A Jar” with this recipe for Blueberry Jam. Also made some blueberry lemon jam last year that was wonderful. Her suggested servicing is to pour the jam over cream cheese and serve with crackers. When I started making mine, I quickly realized that any time someone gave you something they had preserved on their own… they must really like me. Not worried though, the taste was great and so I decided to make french toast for dinner to try it on and YUM! It’s fun and rewarding to make your own products like this…not to mention that you know exactly what goes INSIDE each jar. Excellent recipe and instructions! HEADSPACE:  As we’ve mentioned in our other posts about canning, headspace is the amount of space between the top of the product IN the jar and the TOP of the jar. Add fruit juice, stir. Hopefully it will give someone an idea for future use. First year for making jam and grew the blueberries myself! A tight seal ensures that you keep out air, liquid and microorganisms like mold, yeast and bacteria. You don’t want it to be totally smooth. It was a joyous occasion when i finally had a jar gripper and a canning funnel. When we got home I went straight to the computer to find a recipe, yours was the first one I came to and so after reading it, and the follow up questions and answers, decided to make it. I missed you during your brief respite. What do you usually do with leftover jam? Red-bugs…or chiggers, must love Blueberries as well. I hope you’ll tell your friends about Taste of Southern and help us spread the word about our home on the Internet. We’ll start at the back left burner. Hi Heidi, Thank you for your comments. This delicious homemade jam … I’ll be interested in knowing how it turns out for you so check back in if you give it a try. You can still eat it, it’s just not as smooth as we would like for it too be. -Steve. Pectin allows for jams to gel quicker, but it’s not necessary. I have always wanted to learn how to can my own foods with a water-bath canner and a pressure canner. Many thanks for taking the time to create instructions for us! –Steve, Your email address will not be published. Can this recipe be used for seedless Blackberry Jam? All of the recipes are pretty much considered to be “small batch” and need to be made that way. I have made it before but now with your detailed explanation I understand what and why. Add the lemon juice to the sauce pan. Thank you as I know for many including myself this is very helpful to those of us just getting our feet wet. Somehow, we always seemed to forget that little part from one summer to the next. Lemon juice - either fresh squeezed or bottled. Directions Step 1 In an 8- to 10-qt. So far I have only tried one of your recipes and have to admit although it tasted great but mine did not look as nice as yours, probably need more practice. I guess lots of family will be getting some of your jam for Christmas this year. It’s already about 3/4ths of the way filled with water that is heating up to sterilize the jars. Hi Alice, I’m so glad you got up the confidence to try our Blueberry Jam recipe. -Steve. Try cooking it less and see if that gives you what you’re looking for. Fill Hot Water Bath canning pot half-full with water and add jars. Keywords: Blueberry Jam Recipe, made from scratch, homemade, how to make, blueberry, blueberries, home food preservation, southern recipes. Set them on a folded towel in a draft free location. I have been toying with the idea of attempting canning as a way of preserving for about a year now, but was scared. Be Blessed!!! Stir often until berries soften and release some juice, about 2 minutes. Thanks again, I knew I can always count on Southern recipe:). The larger sauce pan on the back right burner is where I keep extra water heating to add to the canning pot as needed. Hi Melissa, Glad to hear you got through all of those Blueberries. Blueberry Jam Recipe:  You’ll need these ingredients. So you don’t have to buy more lids, reuse those that have done their jam, jelly and other preserving duty. Hi Paulette, we run about 300ft elevation around this area, so the same as you for our recipes. I ran some cold water in the sink and just used my hands to swirl them around a bit. This recipe is adapted from Liana Krissoff's book, Canning for a New Generation. I hope it turns out well for you. Hi Kathy, I’m glad you’re enjoying our recipe. They’re picking blueberries in my area at the present but I don’t know if I’ll get the chance to get some and make more jam this year or not. Makes 2 cups. About time to, I’m 41! 2 tablespoons Water It boils away kind of quickly so keep a watch on it. Once opened, you should refrigerate your jams. Can I just put the jars right in the pot without a rack? It may be weeks later before you find that one that got away. You use it cup for cup if making the switch. So, share some of your home canning experiences with us below. I discovered I could not use the weighted canners as I could not hear the pitch because of my hearing but have since purchased one with a dial, however, I have yet to use it. Add the sugar and stir well. It’s entirely up to you. You’ll find all of the Extension Services, Ball Canning Books, and the like, highly suggesting that you never double a recipe. Glad to know you are ok. -Steve. Be sure to check out my Frequently Asked Questions Page! Serve right away or cover and refrigerate up to 3 days. I love blueberry ice cream. Hi Toni, While I’d love to give you a great answer to your pectin question, it’s something that would need to be addressed in a post as opposed to a reply to your comment. They are open from sun-up to sun-down Monday – Saturday and “after church” on Sundays from 1:00pm to 8:00pm. So, it’s not just something I do myself. If it leaves a trail and doesn’t quickly run back together….your jam is ready. When the jam is gone, I keep the lids. Place the closed jars in your canner rack, lower the rack and make sure the jars are covered with about 2 inches of water. Be Blessed!!! Planning to make blueberry jam this evening. I really think you will enjoy it after you get over the initial time or two of going through the process. Hi Joyce from RI, Greetings from North Carolina. It will become a family favorite. How wonderful to find this site! Cover and let process in this water bath for 15 minutes or as needed for your local Altitude. Maybe selling them, to family and friends. However, you can re-do it. I did. You’ll need to be able to stay with them pretty much all the time at this point. Prepare the area you’ll be using to fill the jars. The Sitcom is protected by a guard chihuahua with PMS and terrible breath. It’s fine for most jams and jellies. This is another quick and easy recipe to use for getting started in your home food preservation projects. Hi Megan, Thank you for your question. heavy pot crush 1 cup of the blueberries with a potato masher. Hi there Steve. I hope this helps and I’ll look forward to a good report from you once you get going. I picked about 2 pints this past Friday and bought a few more to make this Blueberry Jam. Be Blessed!!! Just finished up a vidalia onion canning binge – 2 different kinds of pickled vidalias and balsamic onion jam. Oh yeah… stick with the Dukes Mayo, you’ll never go wrong. All posts and tutorials on this site are the intellectual property of Suzy's Artsy Craftsy Sitcom. Hi Steve, This is my second season making your blueberry jam. Great recipe and instructions. Gently lift the jars out one by one with tongs and put on the counter to seal. You didn’t say just how much head space you actually had. Thanks again for the recipe and site! If they are available, I like to use Meyer lemons for the juice and the zest, because they have such a nice fragrance. Maybe I can work with some Blueberries myself before they all disappear. These little jars make great gifts for any time of the year. We just started canning a few days ago and we couldn’t wait to try making jam. Hi Marie, Thank you for trying the Blueberry Jam recipe. -Steve. I just want to thank you for that great recipe for Blueberry Jam. The jars need to be covered by about 2 inches of water at all times. I enjoy it with my morning bagel. -Steve, Good morning Mr Gordon, I do hope you’ll stop by for a visit with us again… real soon. Using the pectin helps the jam to set quicker which saves you more product. Don’t force it down tight. If it is too thin, just put the pot back on the burner for another minute and try again. I now have some blueberries that I needed a recipe for canning and is how I found you. I hope you’ll visit with us again… real soon. You can “Save Summer In A Jar” by making your own homemade Blueberry Jam. I’d love to hear your Comments in the section below. We bought small canning jars and lids, and put water on to boil. Once I’d “caught” them all and had them in the colander….I rinsed them again under cool running water. 3. Hi Marilyn, I’ve never made this with Splenda, but I understand it can be used instead of sugar in most recipes. It’s a wonderful website! Not only can they roll across the counter top and across the floor…they can swim AWAY…just as easily. Sometimes they have more natural pectin in them than other times. Thank you for your comments and I do hope you’ll try some of our other recipes. -Steve. Hi! One final pot holds the round seals for the lids. The only real problem is that it’s just usually so hot when it’s time to pick them. Be Blessed!!! They also have a small retail center on-site that sells about anything Blueberry. Step 4: Add Sugar As soon as the mixture boils, stir in the sugar. This recipe is a delicious jam with blueberries and apples. That was a loaf of Blueberry Bread that I purchased from the place where I picked the blueberries. Amelia says: August 4, 2009 at 5:05 am I love blueberries. I do have a question about the gelling point. It was great hearing from you again. You…be blessed. I need 15 minutes for the water bath process and this jam. Thanks again, I hope this helps. looking forward to more of your recipes. Have a blessed day, I will be trying both the peach & blueberry jam recipes. Keep up the good work with your canning projects. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. Prepare jars and lids according to manufacturer's instructions. I’m thankful you tried our recipe and that it turned out well for you. ( he had the one made with honey) I tasted it also and it was quite good. This information is the best we can provide at the date it was first presented. Now, you’ll need to lightly wash them. The loaf of bread was great, but they don’t make it themselves. I hope you’ll stop by again… real soon. This neat little tool, that hard to see blue thing up there….has sections measured off to check the headspace. Boil for one minute, then remove from heat- it now needs to be tested to see if it is done. Keep up the great work with your home canning adventures. This keto blueberry jam recipe is a great healthy alternative to conventional jam. Feb 1, 2019 - Explore Jackie Jeffrey's board "Canning Blueberry Jam" on Pinterest. Be Blessed!!! The berries beneath the sugar are already starting to heat up and the sugar has started to dissolve around the back edge as you can see. You should be fine using the frozen berries. I’ll have another recipe for how to use those Blueberries posted very shortly. Your email address will not be published. After 24 hours, check jars for proper seal. Hope you are well and keeping cool. You’ll let the mixture cook away on high for three hours before turning the pot off and letting the jam cool completely—about 45 minutes. Be Blessed!!! Here is her easy recipe and tutorial for making and canning fabulous blueberry jam! I have been looking for a pectin-free jam recipe and they are so hard to find! It is blueberry season and if you have access to fresh blueberries, now is the time to can some fresh blueberry jam! When ready, remove from heat. I do hope you’ll stop by for a visit again… real soon. Can I shoot for less jelled phase in the plate test you mention in order to get a softer jam? Keep a check on them throughout the next steps. Disclaimer:  The steps listed in our canning and freezing section are to be used as guidelines to help you make your own Homemade Blueberry Jam. I’d suggest you seek out some more information before remaking it though. Start scratching right away……your head that is….wondering why you don ’ t blame me when you get on... 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