I was just looking at what Google searches lead people to this site, and I found that the majority recently were people looking for how to make homemade jam because of this post I did a couple of weeks ago.

I did not explain how to in that post, I just said that I made some, but here is how.

Buy a pack of pectin and read the directions. Seriously. It’s all in there. How to make every type of jam or jelly you could want to make. Even hot pepper jelly. Yuck. What is that used for?

According to the pectin I used, Sure-Jell, different brands require different recipes in order to achieve the best results. If that is true, you are best off buying the pectin and reading the recipes in there anyway.

I made black raspberry jam and it required 5 cups of crushed berries (2 full quarts of berries), 6 1/2 cups of sugar, and a box of pectin. I did not use the optional 1/2 teaspoon of butter or margarine to reduce foaming because, well, eew. That just sounded gross to me. But, then again, I am kind of crazy like that.

Actually, here is the recipe from the Sure-Jell website.

They have tons of tips and stuff on the site, too.

So, there you have it. Even though homemade jam is like the best tasting thing in the world, and making it yourself seems intimidating, it is really very, very simple, even for a first-timer, especially if you have cooking skills, or even crafting skills.

Go on, jump right in and have some fun.

And if you make the black raspberry, do try it on vanilla ice cream. It is awesome!

My jam