Bonnie Blue’s Blueberry Jam Topping
May 16, 2011By Cassandra M. Vanhooser
There’s a renewed interest in the old-fashioned art of home canning these days, Rebecca Merritt says. While she doesn’t allow guests to observe her canning process, she suggests contacting your local UT Extension Office for guidance and free materials on how to get started.
Rebecca also sends out a quarterly e-mail that includes musings and news, as well as favorite recipes. Guests are so sweet on the blueberry topping she serves at the inn that she agreed to share her recipe and canning instructions.
Blueberry Topping
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 cup water
4 cups fresh or frozen blueberries
In a large saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch and water, until smooth. Add blueberries. Bring to a boil over medium heat; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat. Topping may be processed in sterilized jars for 6 minutes.
That looks like a great recipe- but how many jars -pints does that recipe yield????
yield = 5 half pint jars.
I just made some. Happy canning!
Awesome! Thanks for letting us know!
Hi Rebecca, may the same process be used to make strawberry Jam? This will be my first time trying to make jam.
Thanks so much for your professional advice.