Tag Archives: jam

Is your time worth $72 per hour?

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Brian

I did the math behind making your own jam and now I think making your own jam is one of the best uses of your time possible.  It is easy too!  As an added bonus, you know exactly what ingredients … Continue reading →

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Strawberry Jam

Posted on July 28, 2010 by Brian

Sprouts is selling strawberries for $0.97/pound right now. This is what $6 of strawberries + $5 of sugar + $3 of pectin, and several hours of my time yielded tonight. 12 half-pint jars and 3 3/4-pint jars. It took me … Continue reading →

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Plum-Flavored Sugar, Hold the Worms

Posted on June 5, 2010 by Brian

I’ve quickly moved through the 5 stages of grief since finding that my precious plums were playing host to some very rude and uninvited worms.  A few people advised me to just cut out the bad parts of the fruit … Continue reading →

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My First Canning FAIL

Posted on June 4, 2010 by Brian

I was excited to see that my plum tree is full of fruit that is ripe or near ripe. I decided to seize the moment and go ahead and make some plum jam tonight. I was missing a few things, … Continue reading →

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