Yesterday I went to our local strawberry farm and picked zillions of strawberries. Most of them were rather tiny so it took me a long time to take the tops off and get them ready to make strawberry jam. Last night we had strawberries on top of strawberry cake! YUMMY!

So later today I’m going to make 8 pints of strawberry jam! I’m using a traditional sugar included recipe for this first batch. However, I am seriously considering going out again to pick another batch next week so I can try making a no-sugar strawberry jam recipe.

So this will be my first canning venture of the season. Later, I am hoping to can green beans, tomato sauce and possibly potatoes! (Probably with some serious guidance from my dear Aunt A back in IL!!)