The jam making was a huge success. Aunt Judy (Stephanie Aunt) was a little concerned because the peaches were a little small and on the green side, but the jam is perfect! To be honest I don't even like jam. I just wanted to make homemade jam because I thought it would be fun. But I tasted the jam we made and I love it, it's so flavorful!
Ok so most people I talked to about making jam all told me, "yeah, it's pretty easy". That is true, but it's a process. We took a day to pick the peaches, Stephanie purchased the supplies jam (thank you kindly), and we spend four hours today making jam. The steps were all easy but it's not going to the grocery store and picking up a jar.
And I personally would not have tried it without the direction of Aunt Judy. But having helped and seen the process now I will attempt to make jam this summer... I want to share the recipe/directions but like most great cooks Aunt Judy didn't have a written recipe. I did find directions on the web that are pretty close to what we did... Also the package of pectin has a recipe on the back.
Part of the process that I enjoyed and a lot of us miss out on is the time we had together today. It was a great time to chat and bond while creating something together. I can't think of the last time I spent four hours talking to a friend... Aunt Judy and I had only met once before and it was great spending the time together today to learn more about her and from her... I guess you could say today was much like jam, simple and perfect.