Canning cuties- Making Jam

So, Strawberries were at bountiful baskets and some friends and I had been talking about canning, so we decided to make some jam. I love canning- no that's not entirely true- I love canning with friends :) Canning by yourself is super boring! I'm still not entirely convinced that it saves any money to can things yourself, but I love knowing that I know how- ya know just incase ;) Anyway, so my cute friends Sandy and Kim came over and we made a ton of jam! And had so much fun laughing and chatting whilst making said jam :) We followed the recipe on the pectin pack: 5 cups crushed strawberries 7 cups sugar 1 pkg pectin Then I decided to try another recipe without pectin. It was interesting trying to figure out the math on that one b/c I didn't have enough honey for the full recipe. Let's just say math doesn't seem to be any of our strong suits! But it actually turned out fine- really runny but tasty. It was good times- as it always is with my sweet friends- I'm lucky to be surrounded by such awesome women! Can't wait till we can something else. These kiddos were so good while we were canning! My big helper wanted to be right in the middle of the action Here's a great tip from sandy: Spread the foam on a silpat and let dry. I was a bit skeptical at first, but it makes some amazing fruit leather type stuff- yummy! I've chosen not to address the fact that I really need to get my eyebrows waxed ;) hee hee but I'm so thankful for these times and memories that are made. Thanks canning cuties! We rock!!! Now we just need to make our matching aprons lol :)