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GRAMMA NANCY'S STRAWBERRY TARRAGON JAM
- 4 cups granulated sugar
- 5 cups crushed strawberries
- 1/2 cup finely chopped tarragon leaves
Combine sugar & strawberries in saucepan. Bring to a boil. Add the tarragon leaves. Let simmer and stir often until thick. Skim off foam. Makes 3 (One pint) jars.
Nothing quite matches the taste of strawberries dipped in chocolate !
"American Indians were cultivating strawberries in 1643. They crushed the strawberries into a mortar, mixing them with meal to make a strawberry bread." - uselessknowledge.com
You can burn aproximately 100 calories in half an hour of gardening
- Plant stawberries as soon as it's warm enough that the soil can be worked. Pinch the flowers off strawberries until July.
- If you've already got established strawberry plants from previous years... Clear away mulch and add compost as soon you see new growth.
What fruit has its seeds on the outside? A Strawberry
This'll jar your preserves :)
- Enjoy chemical free food for years to come by canning it.
- Recycle mayonnaise and mustard jars for canning. Rinse them with vinegar to clean and deoderize.
- Use vinegar for removing fruit stains from your hands later.
Strawberries are best used within 2-3 days
No Cook Strawberry Kiwi Jam
- Place 2 1/2 cups of crushed strawberries in a bowl. Add 1 peeled / chopped kiwi.
- In a separate bowl mix a package of certo light crystals with 1/4 cup sugar. Gradually add to fruit and mix well.
- Leave it set for 1/2 hour.
- Add 3 more cups of sugar and stir until most of the sugar is dissolved. Pour into jars, cover tightly and let sit for up to 24 hrs until set.
- Can be stored in freezer or in refrigerator for up to one month.
Eat Healthy! Grow your own groceries:)
Labeling Quick Freezer Meals
- I have my changed my system for labeling homemade freezer meals. I used to carefully note in large clear letters, "VEGETABLE PIE" or "BEEF VEGETABLE SOUP".
- However, I used to get frustrated when I asked my husband what he wanted for dinner because he never asked for any of those things. So, I decided to stock the freezer with what he really likes.
- If you look in my freezer now you'll see a whole new set of labels. You'll find dinners with neat, legible tags that say: "Whatever," "Anything," "I Don't Know," "I Don't Care," "Something Good," or "Food."
- My frustration is now reduced because no matter what my husband replies when I ask him what he wants for dinner, I know that it is there waiting:)
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This month's feature recipe is Strawberry Tarragon Jam 
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