It was a cold wet spring in the Keweenaw, so the thimbleberries were a bit late this year, which was lucky for me because it aligned with our August vacation. I had a little over 2 lbs of frozen berries from a couple summers ago, and we picked about 4.5 lbs of berries this year.
How I make jam is equal parts, by weight, with sugar. That's it - no pectin needed. We were short on jelly jars here at the lakehouse....they must all be downstate. I went to Swifts to buy lids, not realizing I had way too many up here already. I am short lids at home, my canning kitchens have become unbalanced.
One of the best purchases I have ever made for canning is the outdoor canning rig I got several years ago. I love canning outside! Our total yield for this year was 112 oz. for about 9 hours of work total, including picking.
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