Couponing 101

APRIL 9, 2019

For the past 10 years, I have been making my own jams, jellies, pickles, salsas, and sauces and canning them. Initially, I set out with a small jam making kit and a few pounds of fresh strawberries to attempt to make strawberry preserves and capture the flavor of summer in a jar for the cold and nasty Northeast winters.

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Couponing 101

JUNE 6, 2011

For the past 10 years, I have been making my own jams, jellies, pickles, salsas, and sauces and canning them. Initially, I set out with a small jam making kit and a few pounds of fresh strawberries to attempt to make strawberry preserves and capture the flavor of summer in a jar for the cold and nasty Northeast winters.

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Couponing 101

APRIL 15, 2019

Making jam really is as simple as reading the directions on the package of pectin. In fact, you can often purchase “seconds” at farm stands for a fraction of the cost simply because the fruits have small blemishes, are of irregular size or color, and sometimes are slightly over or under ripe.

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Couponing 101

APRIL 13, 2019

Now that you know the basics of what you need to have on hand to make jam , let’s make a batch! Step 1 – Before You Begin. Keeping the jars hot helps prevent them from breaking when hot jam or jelly is added. 1 1/3 cups of prepared fruit to 1 ½ Tbsp of pectin and 1 2/3 cups of sugar.

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Couponing 101

APRIL 10, 2019

If you have been seriously considering canning, you probably have poked around a few websites and maybe even checked out a book or two from the library. While canning is a science , and you do have to follow certain steps in order to have a final product that is both delicious and safe to consume, it does not have to be overwhelming.

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Couponing 101

AUGUST 9, 2011

Now that you know the basics of what you need to have on hand to make jam , let’s make a batch! Step 1 – Before You Begin. Keeping the jars hot helps prevent them from breaking when hot jam or jelly is added. 1 1/3 cups of prepared fruit to 1 ½ Tbsp of pectin and 1 2/3 cups of sugar.

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