I’m lightening things up a bit for summertime. I love the light, fresh look of a cottage. So I figured it was time to remove the heavy drapery in my bedroom and just have up the sheers. It really brightened up the room! It gives it a breezy look. It’s amazing what one simple change can do to a room.
The other thing I did to lighten up and get ready for summer was make Strawberry Freezer Jam using the Less Sugar recipe. It’s just as delicious! This jam one of our favorite things. I have to make enough to last the whole year, which means that I’ll have to add another batch to the two I made yesterday. I figured up what it costs to make and found that it costs right at $1.60 a jar. Not bad for something so wonderful! If you’ve never made this and think it’s too much trouble or time, let me encourage you to try it. It took me less than 45 minutes to make one batch. That’s from washing out my jars to filling them up. The steps are simple:
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| Wash and stem the berries |
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| Cut berries and crush with potato masher 1 cup at a time |
Mix pectin, sugar and water and boil 1 minute
Add in fruit
Ladle into jars and let sit on counter for 24 hours before either refrigerating or freezing.
What do you do to lighten things up for summertime?
With love,
RefreshHer 
How much sugar? I would like the lighter version recipe.
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The amount of sugar was 3 cups sugar to 4 cups of fruit. You have to buy the pectin that's for the less sugar recipe – of course it's more expensive!
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Thanks for the tip and the lighter version is always more expensive. Go figure that one out.
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