It's that time of year... I've only been waiting only since mid-end of winter,
when I couldn't find any fresh cranberries in the grocery store anymore!!!
I was shopping last week and I SAW THEM!!
They were beautiful!
I could NOT resist and I bought 5 bags of fresh cranberries!!
(Then of course, I HAD to buy 4 pounds of fresh strawberries and 5 giant oranges!)
I made Christmas jam for the first time just before Christmas last year and saved only
2 small jars for our consumption!
That was a mistake... for it is truly delicious, and I had no clue that fresh cranberries
were only available seasonally!
I set out yesterday to make 5 batches of my new favorite!
I bought 4 dozen jars to use as gifts ...
the store only had 2 dozen of my 'tried and true' beloved, Ball jars...
so I opted to get 2 dozen of a different 'off' brand.
They were pretty enough and would make for great gifts!
It's a good thing that I water bath my jams... because
I couldn't really tell if the seals took or not before!
In case you are wondering about the recipe.... here it is!
SUPER EASY, SUPER DELICIOUS
and a
SUPER CHRISTMAS GIFT!
My lesson learned... stick with Ball Jars!!
