Strawberry Jam!

This entry has its roots in an event that took place last autumn...
A good friend of mine is an avid jam maker...so as a part of the autumn festivities last October, a few of us decided it would be fun to get her to teach us some jam making techniques.
I had wanted to make hot pepper jelly for quite some time, so we picked out a recipie for that. Someone else proposed lavendar and peppermint jellies, and we also tried a rosemary garlic white wine jam - these using herbs from our gardens.
Yes, we started out a little on the ecclectic side - not a fruit in sight. Although, some would argue that the peppers really are berries. All of those turned out so well that the jam making bug took hold.
On Saturday a couple of us got together again - this time for STRAWBERRY JAM!!!! MMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh, yeah, we did add rhubarb to one of the batches we made - it just made the flavor a slight bit more lemony/acidy and very delicious!
Let me tell you, there is NOTHING quite as good as homemade strawberry jam on toast!
And it's EASY!!!! I can't wait to try making Raspberry, blueberry, peach the options are endless!
I'll never have to buy preserves again!