Becoming a Jam Maker

The other day our grocery store was having a crazy sale on strawberries, and everyone around us was grabbing some saying they would make strawberry jam with it. In a moment of insanity, I heard myself say, "Let's get some and make strawberry jam." Next thing I know we're driving away with a crazy amount of strawberries, and I'm thinking, "Um, I've never made strawberry jam and neither has Landon Paul."

Well, that's what FHE is for, right? On Monday, Landon Paul and I made strawberry jam! I know! Crazy! Especially since I don't like jam lol, but Landon Paul loves it and will be set for a while.

We just used the instructions on the back of our Sure Jell Pectin, and it was easy! No joke! It didn't take long, and it honestly wasn't hard. The only ingredients are strawberries, sugar, and pectin. That's my kind of recipe. Now we have a bunch in the freezer, Landon Paul is a happy man, and we tried something new. Life is good.

Becoming a Canner

My mother-in-law makes the most delicious salsa of all time, and I would not joke about such things. I go through a bag of tortilla chips and a jar of her salsa every week and can't get enough of it. SO, last weekend she taught me her skills, and we made 34 jars of  salsa! Coolest thing I learned:

-Put your tomatoes in boiling water for 30ish seconds until there's a crack in its skin. When you see the crack, move the tomato to cold water. Then it's EASY to peel the outside layer off. GENIUS.

Have you ever tried canning? I want to do it again!