coopah

[QUOTE=ncredbird;5439825]I guess I am most curious about the consistency of the finished product that you have gotten. Mom's was always firm enough to leave an impression in the jam when you removed it with a spoon and you needed to use a knife to spread it around. Even following the same recipes that she used mine is always fluid and wants to ooze off the biscuit.[/QUOTE

I've had the same runny problem in recent years as well. In the 70-'s through 90's, no problems. But recently, I've given up on jams, jellies...maybe the berries have less pectin or maybe the companies that make the pectin that's added have changed their formulas/

Farm Quilter

All because of this thread, when I was in town yesterday, I went and bought some more of the Ball Freezer Jars just to get the recipe!!! To make 5 pints of jam you need: 4 cups of crushed fruit, 1-1/2 cups of sugar, 5 TBSP Ball Real Fruit Instant Pectin. Stir the sugar and pectin together in a bowl, add fruit and stir for 3 minutes. Ladle into jars, let set on counter for 30 minutes then refrigerate for immediate use or put in freezer. Worked like a charm for me.

karate lady

i used the recipe in the Ball Canning Book. Came out fine. Love freezer jam...

Ioftheneedle

My family absolutely loves the strawberry freezer jam. I use the boxed Sure Jell brand and fresh 'local' berries. I wouldn't be too upset about the firmness or consistency of the product. It is good anyway you serve it. I do think the problem must be from the measuring of the ingredients.
I've had grand daughters sneak a jar out of the freezer to take back to college with them. lol
If there is just one jar out at family gatherings and two tables set for the number of family the strawberry jam somehow goes missing. Some prefer it to dessert.

teacherbailey

Made freezer jam a few years ago and it was wonderful! Being a beginner, I followed the recipes on the box of pectin EXACTLY. They came out great! My last batch was blackberry jam but I didn't have enough juice, so I added orange juice. Probably about 3/4 blackberry and 1/4 orange. It was the best of all that I made!!!!!!