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November 1, 2017

Christmas Jam & A Lesson Learned

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!! 

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