Strawberry/Blackberry preserves | Food Production and Preservation | Forums

So last year we had a huge strawberry harvest and I decided to make some preserves with some left over blackberries from the year before. So I dumped my berries into a pot and started them on low heat

I grabbed a couple of jars of pectin, there are recipes on the inside of the label

I measured the required amount of pectin and dumped it into the berries

I slowly brought the mixture to a boil

I put the lids on simmer

I got the berry mixture to a rolling boil and skimmed off the scum every so often

I dumped in the specified amount of sugar

and brought it back up to a boil one last time

I assembled the required tools,

I used the funnel to fill the jars, leaving the required head space

using a paper towel I wiped down the rims of the jars good

Using my magnet I grabbed a lid from the simmering pan and positioned it on top of the jar

hand tightened a lid onto the jar

and set them in the water bath and brought it to a rolling boil for 15-20 minutes

I pulled them out and draped a towel over the jars to keep any cold drafts from hitting the jars and creating thermal shock that could cause the jars to break

all ready for the pantry