Strawberry Festival

Strawberry Festival is here. Little did I know that Plant City, Florida is famous for their strawberries. Look at your grocery store strawberries this week and see if you see Plant City, Florida strawberries anywhere. Strawberries are in season. I literally live about 5 minutes from some of the largest strawberry fields. They are even on the same road as my neighborhood. About 15 minutes down the road the Strawberry Festival is happening. It's a two week long event that looks like a State Fair and there is about anything strawberry flavored that you could ever imagine.

Well some dear church members recently brought us some strawberries. I decided I could let them waste, or I could make something! So I canned Strawberry Freezer Jam. YUM...it's a family tradition. You place it on a piece of toast or on a hot biscuit! There's nothing better. I decided to take pictures of my first ever "canning" session. (Althought I just used jars and didn't 'truly' can them...just froze them!)

Step 1. The strawberries minus their stems...

Step 2. Crush the strawberries. My little helper insisted on pushing the button on the food processor. She would eat a strawberry and then push the button. Take another break, eat a strawberry and then push the button, etc etc.

Step 3. The crushed strawberries are divided into "recipes". I had three recipes out of my strawberries.

The final product. 16 jelly jars ad 2 quart jars full of freezer jam!!!!!!