tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8219359192280647439.post6517140586646568812..comments2024-02-09T22:57:34.097-08:00Comments on Red Couch Recipes: If Life Gives You Not So Sweet Strawberries -- Make Some JamRed Couch Recipeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04424769747994274064noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8219359192280647439.post-88685466575140915342011-03-09T17:00:19.939-08:002011-03-09T17:00:19.939-08:00Pass me a slice of bread please. Your photos are ...Pass me a slice of bread please. Your photos are beautiful.Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11159582653513181811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8219359192280647439.post-33853935401856932602011-03-08T20:10:26.747-08:002011-03-08T20:10:26.747-08:00Great photos, Joni! I like the sunshine:) Your j...Great photos, Joni! I like the sunshine:) Your jam looks beautiful, and yep, I see your husband:)Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06072961274277978490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8219359192280647439.post-59535617610257581632011-03-08T08:43:10.038-08:002011-03-08T08:43:10.038-08:00Great idea! I just saw strawberries for 2 boxes f...Great idea! I just saw strawberries for 2 boxes for 3.98, I'm gonna go get a bunch!! Thanks, anneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8219359192280647439.post-91083882163586290712011-03-08T08:33:33.286-08:002011-03-08T08:33:33.286-08:00Your jam looks beautiful! Reminds me of all those...Your jam looks beautiful! Reminds me of all those days picking berries with my grandpa and making jam with my grandma!<br /><br />The tradition continues with my daughter. Such nice memories!Nadia (WithGlitteringEyes.blogspot.com)https://www.blogger.com/profile/10021075082379160347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8219359192280647439.post-43621594411902072752011-03-08T07:08:43.959-08:002011-03-08T07:08:43.959-08:00Joni, Your jam is so bright red and gorgeous! I...Joni, Your jam is so bright red and gorgeous! I'll bet you and your family will enjoy it very much.<br />Blessings, BethBethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09792341123595520130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8219359192280647439.post-56698790143691630552011-03-07T21:10:17.316-08:002011-03-07T21:10:17.316-08:00Your house must have smelled so good!Your house must have smelled so good!Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8219359192280647439.post-68394795174559294682011-03-07T21:05:37.330-08:002011-03-07T21:05:37.330-08:00YUM..nothing better than that except perhaps some ...YUM..nothing better than that except perhaps some homemade bread to go with it! ;DJulie Harwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05246850029056713294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8219359192280647439.post-51683895565023161482011-03-07T19:23:33.366-08:002011-03-07T19:23:33.366-08:00Strawberry ranks second only to my mom's grape...Strawberry ranks second only to my mom's grape jam! There is nothing I love more than a warm, crusty croissant with butter and strawberry jam. My mouth is watering now!! Yours looks great! I'm thinking I will have to learn how to make it this summer. Thanks for stopping by:-)Anita Diazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10745164844001794566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8219359192280647439.post-13246302322133306972011-03-07T18:58:05.565-08:002011-03-07T18:58:05.565-08:00Joni, you are one energetic lady! I would have ju...Joni, you are one energetic lady! I would have just cut them, covered them with sugar, and put them in the fridge. LOL<br />~ SarahSarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01873375271470225199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8219359192280647439.post-11600748824022323262011-03-07T17:21:37.346-08:002011-03-07T17:21:37.346-08:00That's a good way to use them up. Love your h...That's a good way to use them up. Love your hubby's reflection!<br /><br />:)<br />ButterYumPatricia @ ButterYumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06497226806665401448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8219359192280647439.post-68800328948970220932011-03-07T17:02:33.934-08:002011-03-07T17:02:33.934-08:00I just bought the Ball book of preserves... your p...I just bought the Ball book of preserves... your pictures are beautiful -Karen thisoldhouse2.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03302171590212119499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8219359192280647439.post-27618983172789059382011-03-07T16:37:01.249-08:002011-03-07T16:37:01.249-08:00Your jam looks so pretty in the jars! I am so rea...Your jam looks so pretty in the jars! I am so ready for spring. I still have lots of strawberry jam but do plan on some others. Can't wait for canning time!www.thewhitefarmhouse2.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12800942062977705101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8219359192280647439.post-86621489226556316672011-03-07T15:51:36.346-08:002011-03-07T15:51:36.346-08:00Fresh strawberry jam sounds so good. I might have ...Fresh strawberry jam sounds so good. I might have to make a batch of freezer jam this year when the berries are ready. I haven't done that in several years.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03190096917851087676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8219359192280647439.post-17259981217392466082011-03-07T15:48:10.851-08:002011-03-07T15:48:10.851-08:00What a great idea, Joni! Thanks!
YvonneWhat a great idea, Joni! Thanks!<br />YvonneYvonne @ StoneGablehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10071383858803336708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8219359192280647439.post-52408543556946352282011-03-07T15:30:46.482-08:002011-03-07T15:30:46.482-08:00Homemade strawberry jam is the best stuff ever. I...Homemade strawberry jam is the best stuff ever. I can't eat store bought because I have been spoiled all my life. This makes me look forward to warm weather even more!!<br /><br />~TrishaTrishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13501382004041008279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8219359192280647439.post-6592760408020191702011-03-07T15:15:13.219-08:002011-03-07T15:15:13.219-08:00Beautiful strawberry jam! It will be so good on a...Beautiful strawberry jam! It will be so good on anything it happens to land on! :)<br /><br />BarbThe Sewing and Knitting Lofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17312496842176950269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8219359192280647439.post-69994252329982443822011-03-07T14:51:32.895-08:002011-03-07T14:51:32.895-08:00Love jam, sounds like a perfect solution Joni! Str...Love jam, sounds like a perfect solution Joni! Strawberry jam is on my list of things to do this gardening season. The plants are greening up nicely:@)Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420480574010238475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8219359192280647439.post-29417414349187617522011-03-07T14:34:49.896-08:002011-03-07T14:34:49.896-08:00Looks so yummy. I think hubby was posing!!!!
I h...Looks so yummy. I think hubby was posing!!!!<br /><br />I heard (and tried) something else too. Fill a bowl or the sink with the hottest water you can get out of your tap. Let them sit in the water until they are warm through. It sweetens them and kills the bacteria so they won't mold as quickly in the fridge. I was amazed how it worked and didn't make them soggy like it would my Jacquelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10074013194838958441noreply@blogger.com