Jam

I just got done making my first batch of homemade jam.  Mmmmmm..  I have this little problem with directions though.  I either skim-read, which always means I miss something important, or I read them and forget a step or two.  Well I did just that. 

I read the directions a couple times to make sure I got it... but apparently my brain didn't have it all the way.  So, when making jam one of the directions is to let it come to a "roaring boil" before putting it in the jars.  I put it in the jars without the "roaring boil".  After 3 jars, I realized that and dumped everything back into the pot and boiled it. 

Then disaster hit.  Upon scooping the "roaring, boiling" jam into the jars I missed by a tiny bit and had the boiling hot jam all over my finger.  Yowzer.  I then preceded to drop the full jar of hot jam all over the stove, which went everywhere including down the side of the stove.  I ran my finger under cold water and trying not to cry for many different reasons. 

Robert noticed me in distress and asked if I needed some help.  I humbly accepted, yet in my head I was determined to do it by myself.  He poured the rest of the jam, I screwed on the lids and now we have 3 jars of homemade triple berry jam.  Robert was sweet and got me a piece of ice and wrapped it for my finger.  I have a white burn mark on my left index finger that is just over a 1/4 inch long and is throbbing. 

Cheers to being a happy housewife with some homemade jam.