Comments on: Why Freezer Jam Rocks (plus, a Blueberry Jam recipe)

By: Kristen

Kristen — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 01:09:21 +0000

I don’t know! My mom always used the powdered, so that’s what I do.

By: Luccia

Luccia — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 03:55:23 +0000

How come none of you use LIQUID PECTIN. I’ve made strawberry freezer jam for years, and, always used the liquid pectin. Would lik a comment re my question. Thank you! Ciao

By: Heather

Heather — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 17:22:22 +0000

I use half the sugar, and the result is just as tasty and much better for you.

I tried sugar free (no sugar substitute) for my kids when they were very little, but the jam goes bad in the fridge very quickly, so you need to use at least 1/4 the sugar.

By: Cassie

Cassie — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:26:48 +0000

We have a park with hundreds of blueberry bushes (trees?) There is no charge to pick them. We’ve gone for a couple of weekends and we might almost have enough for this recipe. They are ripening a little at a time and they’re late this year in our neck of the woods. Thanks for the recipe. Our jam will definitely be cheap! I wondered about using glass jars- I thought they would crack in the freezer?

By: Jim

Jim — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 18:48:17 +0000

Thanks for the recipe! 8 cups of my first attempt of blueberry freezer jam are sitting on the corner as I type!

Can’t wait to try it!!!

By: Marie Dessureau

Marie Dessureau — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 11:45:36 +0000

Can you use splenda in place of the sugar?

By: Mindy

Mindy — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:28:10 +0000

Thanks so much for posting the step-by-step instructions! I am new to home-making (have just been married 2 years) and at my childhood home, everything came from a box and nothing was really made from scratch so that is very helpful. I’m loving your website! I have a desire to make things myself- not only for cost benefit, but also health benefit (knowing what is going into my food) *enough rambling* Just wanted to let you know- where I live, we have a mennonite country store that sells bulk- I found “Dutch-Jel” there in a 1.5 pound bag for just $5.15! If I did my conversions correctly- that is only $.38 for the same amount they charge $2.19 for at the local grocery store (without a coupon). If anyone has one of these stores local I would check it out first, I sure wish I had before I bought the grocery store kind. Sure makes jam making a lot cheaper!!

By: Mom’s Breakfast Club | Breakfast Routine

Mom’s Breakfast Club | Breakfast Routine — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:21:48 +0000

[...] If we’ve got a loaf of whole wheat bread, we might eat toast topped with freezer jam. [...]

By: linda

linda — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:23:56 +0000

I have been making freezer jam since my kids were little. We would go and pick strawberries ourselves and then go home and make jam. They are both grown and make it for their own families now. I make strawberry and blueberry jam every year and cant stand the stuff from the stores. If you have extra berries, freeze them on a cookie sheet and then you can scoop them out to cook with or even make more jam if you run out in the winter.

By: Tracey

Tracey — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 01:49:48 +0000

I make lots of jam, particularly strawberry and peach, when we have a good peach crop. The recipe for freezer jam is also inside the Sure Jell package. I usually just make the regular jam, and it stores for literally years. But, I also do the sugar-free, using Suzanne Somers Somersweet. Delicious and healthy! I think I may try some freezer jam this year!