Pioneer Woman at Heart

  I have an update on the taste testing of the trial size jar of Christmas Jam.  It's delicious !  However, when I spread it out on the sourdough toast, it appeared more like jelly than jam.  I do plan to look for a recipe to can this myself, and reduced sugar if I can find one.   Sharing the label in case anyone has a recipe to can jam similar to these ingredients. Note:  After drafting this post, I read most recipes state that you puree the fruit, hence the jelly-like spread.   Does anyone have a tried and true recipe with such ingredients?  I do not see a "Ball" recipe in my books at home.  It seems as if every new store we visit on any getaway trips, or day trips is selling Christmas decorations.  Maybe I am just noticing it this year?  Maybe. However, even though it's now March, I am finding that the stores are not reducing the prices on the Christmas related items. I bought myself a new pair of Christmas earrings - h...

  New Recipe Tried?  I had a recipe in the lineup to try, but after reading the "notes" I decided not to try it.  It was a Puppy Chow recipe, but used freshly made popcorn vs. store bought cereal.  It said to store it in the freezer and consume straight from the freezer.  Not really a winter go-to Christmas treat if you ask me.  The recipe stated the popcorn goes soft after you coat it, so hence we ditched the idea. However, I purchased a trial size of Christmas Jam to try.  I know it won't taste like a home canned jam, but if we like the taste, I may look into any good recipes similar to it. We do can a jelly at Christmas that everyone absolutely loves - it's a cinnamon/candy apple flavored jelly.  It's definitely not made with healthy ingredients (ha ha!), but I do not know one person who does not like it at Christmas. The jelly is called Cinnamon Cider Jelly - Recipe on my blog. I finally convinced my husband that we needed to visit the largest...