Steve's mom came to our house to teach us how to make her famous boysenberry jam. We invited our friends over to participate in the jam workshop. Included below are the instructions for making the sugary spread, as it happened at our house.
1. Review instructions with master jammer, being sure to look interested when the camera is around
2. Smell the bucket of pureed boysenberries to make sure that a) they smell like childhood and b) it's caught on camera
3. Stir the puree
4. Take a break from stirring to stretch to "avoid getting carpal tunnel syndrome"
5. Bring the puree, sugar, and pectin to a rolling boil
5a. Strike several poses, thinking they're being caught on camera when they're actually not
6. Take a time out to kiss the carpal tunnel-less cook
7. Cover the jam with a layer of melted wax to seal in the goodness
8. Make and share boysenberry smoothies with friends and delight in warm conversation while the jam cools
Steve and I appreciate his mom taking time to come teach us the art of jam!
5 comments:
Such clear instructions!
We are going to try to grow boysenberries at our house, so hopefully we can have our own jam session in the near future. Oh, and tell Steve, the tulips here were 1000 times better than DC!
not sure those are complete instructions. we'll probably fly the trainer out when we have a crop of boysenberries to jam.
Ya'll sure do eat a lot down there in Texas. Happy bellies, happy life!
What a blast. We're enjoying the jam this weekend. Thanks again for a sweet evening.
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