Peach jam and a giveaway!
08.30.2012 
As a "chick who cans," I received a very cool cleaning kit in the mail from the generous folks at Bon Ami. Certainly you have heard of Bon Ami, the cleaning products company that has been around for more than 125 years. Their products are toxin-free and gentle on the environment. They also smell wonderful (Tangerine Thyme, yum!) and they did a fantastic job of cleaning my jars in preparation for holding peach jam!
Bon Ami has offered to send one of my readers a cleaning kit, as well!
To be entered to win a Bon Ami cleaning kit (pictured below), leave a comment on this post telling me what your favorite flavor of jam/jelly is.
For additional giveaway entries, leave separate comments for any or all of the following:
I will randomly select a winner Tuesday, September 4th at 9:00 a.m.
I would also love to share with you the peach jam I made last week! I am a huge jam fan, and I have something to tell those of you who have never made it and who are perhaps daunted by the task. It is EASY! Way easier than pie. There is nothing better than homemade jam, and it is a perfect and thoughtful gift for those of you thinking ahead to Christmas.
First, thoroughly clean seven 8-oz. mason jars.
Pit, peel and coarsely chop 8 large peaches.
In batches, place the peaches in a food processor and pulse until the mixture appears chunky (but is not mushy).
Add the peaches to a medium saucepan, along with:
3 cups sugar
Juice from 1/2 of a lemon
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Continue to boil, stirring frequently, for 12 to 14 minutes, or until the jam sticks to the back of a spoon.
Pour the jam into the cleaned mason jars and secure with lids. Place the jars in the refrigerator, or freeze.
Good for 4 to 6 weeks in fridge.
Enjoy!
Reader Comments (79)
Blackberry!
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Plum is my favorite!!! My godmother makes and cans it.....it's amazing!
I still love grape jelly.
I love jam.....any kind. But some of my favorites would be blueberry, rhubarb, peach, strawberry. The best is when you put a thick layer of jam (and butter, of course!) over a piece of of thick-cut ciabatta bread that has been perfectly toasted!
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Hmmm, i'd have to say my grandmother's strawberry rhubarb, preferably spread on my mom's homemade bread with fresh butter. That brings back so many memories from childhood!
My mom's strawberry rhubarb jam is definitely my favorite! Every time I go back home to ND I bring some back to Tennessee with me!
My favorite was strawberry until I was so lucky as to get a jar of your peach jam. This will sound corny and like I am sucking up, but I will say it anyway, that is the best jam I have tasted in years! I am a fan! So peach it is!
I love orange marmalade.
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I like Blueberry, but now that I think about it I used to get a Strawberry/Rhubarb that was really good. I should try to find that again. Peach is yummy too!
My favorite jam is strawberry rhubarb.
Raspberry!
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I have been alternating between, apricot, raspberry, and peach. I just bought a bushel of fresh peaches and have been by, busy. Eating fresh peaches, baking peach pies, and making jam. Yum!
Berries- any and all:)
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Favorite is plain old grape jelly. :)
I follow you on Facebook. My favorite flavor of jam/jelly is plum. My grandmother made plum jelly from the plum trees in her backyard for about 20 years. It was the most wonderful jelly, nothing store-bought begins to compare! I took peanut butter and plum jelly sandwiches to school for my lunch for many years. Even though we lived in different states, this was one of the things that always made me feel close to her.