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  Recipes at the Top:  Chit-Chat at the bottom. Strawberry Freezer Jam (Super Easy - Beginner Recipe) (Printable-one page recipe) 2 cups fresh (not frozen) strawberries (I bought a quart.) 4 cups white granulated sugar 3/4 cup water 1 package Surejell Fruit Pectin (I have not tried other brands.  I prefer Surejell for fruit jams.) 6+ half pint canning jars plus lids/rings (or plastic containers will work fine).  (I like to have extra clean just in case I have extra from leaving extra headspace.   (This is the recipe from the Surejell packet except now they don't provide paper instructions in the box and you have to go online for it at Kraft Foods.  Bah!  Just give me back the paper instructions!) Instructions: Wash/sterilize glass jars and lids/rings (or wash plastic containers, if using plastic) (I used my dishwasher and just ran them through a normal cycle.) Wash berries well.  (I did a double wash because mine were pretty sandy.)  Rem...

  Recipes at the Top:     Chit Chat at the Bottom   Garlic Scapes:  Stir-Fry w/ Simple Homemade Stir-Fry  Sauce Printable Recipe (one page view) HERE   Ingredients: ·          1 pound cubed chicken, pork, or steak (meat is optional) (I didn’t use any meat.) ·          vegetable oil (I used olive oil) (used for stir frying any meat and the for stir-frying the vegetables separately) ·           6 cups chopped vegetables (use any but below are some good options, including GARLIC SCAPES): garlic scapes, harvested early just after they curl into a loop, washed, blossoms trimmed off and cut into 2-4 inch lengths (as big as you might for fresh green beans or asparagus) – or you can actually use asparagus or fresh green beans if garlic scapes are not available for this dish mushrooms (if canned, drained; if fresh – sliced) bell pepper, o...