Christmas Jam

 This old kitchen Santa is one that my daughter gave me years ago, when we exchanged Santas.  Isn't he cute in his corduroy overalls and flannel shirt?  Don't you love his metal pail, cookies and wooden spoon, with his sack of flour?  He always makes me smile and today he was in the kitchen when I made Christmas Jam.  My dear Mom made me the Santa pillow.

 

Every single morning, I have breakfast in bed, unless grandkids are spending the night.  I always put milk in my teapot, so it's ready to pour.

 

I love the vintage look of this teacup by Johnson Brothers, and I have the matching luncheon size plate to use for my breakfast.

 Here's my bed after I make it for the day.  I love the red quilts for Winter time, and red always makes me happy!  The bears were gift from my late hubby many years ago. 

 This is my view from my bed.  I made the Chubby Snowman and I placed the tree and him on my childhood sled.  The lights are on a timer and pop on for a few hours in the morning and then again in the evening.  You can see how I made the snowman by looking here.

yield: 7 half pintsAuthor: Kittyprint recipe

Christmas Jam

My late beloved and I always made several batches of this wonderful jam to give as gifts, and now I make it by myself, and remember our times together in the kitchen. You can decorate the jars by using muffin liners, ribbon, cross stitch, springs of holly, etc., or doilies.

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 (12-ounce) package of fresh cranberries
• 2 (10-ounce) packages of frozen strawberries, thawed (I use a 23-24 oz.container of sliced strawberries in sugar now, because I can't find the 10 oz. packages any longer)
• 4 cups sugar
• 1 (3-ounce) package of liquid pectin
• 1 teaspoon of butter, to reduce foam

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Coarsely chop cranberries in a food processor.
2. Combine cranberries, strawberries, sugar, and butter in a Dutch oven, and bring to boil, and cook for 1 minute, stirring occasionally.
3. Remove from heat, and add liquid pectin to mixture.
4. Return to heat and bring to a full rolling; boil 1 minute, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat, and skim off foam with a metal spoon, if needed.
5. Quickly pour jam into hot sterilized jars, leaving 1/4" headspace, wipe jar rims. Cover with metal lids, that have been boiled in water, and screw on bands. Process in boiling-water bath for 5 minutes.
6.  NOTE: Instead of processing in a boiling water bath, I turn the filled, lidded, banded jars upside down for about 5 minutes and then turn upright. In a few minutes, you should hear the jars seal, with a "ping". I have never had this fail, and this tip was shared by a friend about 40 years ago.

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 My Snowman tea is featuring the Chubby Snowman  that I made from a bath towel last year.  The directions can be found here.  The cute snowman mug for my eggnogg'n tea is a gift from my daughter.   The snowman on my electric candle is a cover that my sister sent to me. A little powdered sugar on the plate enhances the snowy effect.

When I saw Mary's Melting Snowmen Cookies, I thought it would be fun to do the same thing, only with cupcakes.  This was a fun, tasty project to do with my grandchildren.  One of Mary's readers had suggested to use the Reese's peanut butter bells for the top hats and they worked perfectly. I used chocolate cake mix and a white frosting.  M &M's or chocolate chips work for the eyes and a sliver of orange, cut from leftover candy corn, works for the nose.

Oops, it seems my "help" loved the Reese's peanut butter bells a little too much.  I had to use a mini peanut butter cup for this last cupcake.  I hope you can try this fun, foodie project with your little ones this winter.

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