Strawberry shortcake-- Berries are ripe!!!
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mrsrunningbear
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I have a great Thimbleberry jam recipe I'll post it later...I have 2 more cabins to get ready...then I'll be back LOL
Good time to go to Gallaghers in WSP!
mrsrunningbear
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Thimbleberry Jam
Prepare jars, bands and lids
Use equal parts of Thimbleberries and sugar
Mix together and let stand 4 hrs to overnight
Pour mixture into heavy sauce pan, heat to a full rolling boil over high heat stirring constantly with a wooden spoon. Cook at a rolling boil stirring constantly for 4-5 minutes or until mixture turns from cloudy to clear. Remove from heat continue to stir for a minute or 2 to settle any foam, if there is still foam on top, skim with a clean metal spoon and discard. Pour into prepared jars leaving ¼ inch headspace. Seal with prepared lids and bands. Process in boiling-water bath for 5 minutes
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Prepare jars, bands and lids
Use equal parts of Thimbleberries and sugar
Mix together and let stand 4 hrs to overnight
Pour mixture into heavy sauce pan, heat to a full rolling boil over high heat stirring constantly with a wooden spoon. Cook at a rolling boil stirring constantly for 4-5 minutes or until mixture turns from cloudy to clear. Remove from heat continue to stir for a minute or 2 to settle any foam, if there is still foam on top, skim with a clean metal spoon and discard. Pour into prepared jars leaving ¼ inch headspace. Seal with prepared lids and bands. Process in boiling-water bath for 5 minutes
High jacked from shortcake to Jam.....
Prepare jars, bands and lids
Use equal parts of Thimbleberries and sugar
Mix together and let stand 4 hrs to overnight
Pour mixture into heavy sauce pan, heat to a full rolling boil over high heat stirring constantly with a wooden spoon. Cook at a rolling boil stirring constantly for 4-5 minutes or until mixture turns from cloudy to clear. Remove from heat continue to stir for a minute or 2 to settle any foam, if there is still foam on top, skim with a clean metal spoon and discard. Pour into prepared jars leaving ¼ inch headspace. Seal with prepared lids and bands. Process in boiling-water bath for 5 minutes
High jacked from shortcake to Jam.....
My grandmother made thimbleberry jam using the same above ingredients BUT put it on the stove and did not wait 4hrs to overnite. She used to sell it out by the road at the camp and we had repeat customers most years. Then it was a rarity that people came back to buy from a roadside stand. As a little girl I would go with the grandparents picking thimbleberries early in the morning until around noon, go back to the camp, have lunch, then clean the berries and then make the jam. One of the best spots for the berries back then was up by Copper Falls. To date thimbleberry jam is my favorite.
Oops, sorry about the reminising, but talking about jam got me to go waaaay back and the fun I had picking and cleaning the berries.
mrsrunningbear
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I love stories like that there the best
. Nothing like making jam! We only have one jar left from last year and I'm saving it for just a little longer. I have red/purple stained hands I swear 2 months LOL. My recipe didnt call for the 4hrs or overnight it happened cause I ran out of time so I stuck it in the fridge and got to it in the morning...well it was the best JAM ever so I changed it upthunderstruck88
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? what does a thimbleberry taste like? is it tart or sweet ? lots of seeds? never heard of them until I just read about it here on this thread Don't think we have them here in Ohio sounds good and Mrs Runningbear I hope BIGFOOT is helping you with your jam making he 's got great big feet to stomp grapes to for wine lol
good pic great info! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thimbleberry
thunderstruck88
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thank you UBEE very much looks like a great berry to eat to and I love to eat