In early Sept - during a really hot spell - my fridge/freezer was having problems. Not so bad that things spoiled. Several bags of berries thawed a little then re-froze when the fridge was fixed. Now they are giant chunks 'O Berries.
If I thaw them out can I still make jam from them or are they too watery? Any speical tricks I should know about? I know there are many canning wizards here to give me advice so I don't have to throw the berries out. Thanks gurlz.
Jennifer, I have made jam from a couple of bags that did the same thing in my freezer. I just thawed them and followed the recipe on the sure jell for making the kind of jam that the berries were. The jam turned out fine. I had nice twinkle lights on that got wet and popped a breaker for the freezer. It was an exciting moment for a bit there but didn't lose anything.... Good luck. Carol Sue
I had planned to try and can today, but mother nature had other ideas. I awoke at about 3am to howelling winds (typical for this time of year), but to make it even worse there are 3 wildfires in our area and it is so smokey that I didn't want that to affect the jam. So, I'll have to wait until next weekend.
Jennifer, hope all is well in your neck of the woods. Our son-in-law & my DH business partner told us about the Santa Anas & fires. We head Santa Roasa Valley is a hot spot. My son-in-laws Pre-school/church in Malibu burnt down. How sad. Stay safe.
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Denise
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Posted - Oct 22 2007 : 04:22:49 AM
I need to clean out the freezer so I am going to make some of those berries into jam. thanks for the info. Husband got a six point buck on Saturday so I need freezer space. We were going to process ourselves but it is not cold enough and I don't have the space to keep it cool for a week before doing it. Maybe the next one.
"The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof and all that dwell therein."
Well - you gals were right. My frozen berries didn't affect the jam at all. I was finally able to make jam yesterday and it turned out great. In fact, DD thought it was so good we had it with cornbread that night.