Adventures in Jam Making

Last week, Leslie and I decided we wanted to make homemade strawberry jam. We got some strawberries from the strawberry patch, glanced at the Sure-Jell box, and decided to give it a go. We definitely learned a few things in the process: 1) Always read directions BEFORE beginning. We had to make two special trips - one to Mama's for the cooker, and one to the store for more sugar. 2) You really need to have the air conditioner on when making jam. It gets SUPER hot.
3) You need plenty of oven mitts and hand towels handy. Oops and oops.

It was a lot of work, but I'm sure it will be worth it. If nothing else, it was fun spending the evening with L3! :)