Jam season!
This past week was the week that straddled the end of November and beginning of December so, of course, that means it's jam making season here in Michigan! OK, so maybe I'm a bit behind, but I made 6 batches of jam this week. I had picked some mulberries from the neighbor's yard this summer and then promptly left town for several days, so they were stuck in the freezer to make jam when I returned (later in July). Heh. Monday I hoped that I had enough for two batches. After pureeing the berries and measuring them out, I had about 2 T more than I needed. Whew! I follow the recipe at The Dirty Radish: http://thedirtyradish.blogspot.com/2011/06/recipe-mulberry-jam.html, but I don't take the stems off of the mulberries. The friend who shared the link with me doesn't either. That would take way too much time and energy. I've yet to find a stem in my jam and I've heard no complaints from all those that I've introduced to mulberry jam either. I just thro