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RECIPES AT THE TOP:  CHIT-CHAT AT THE BOTTOM . (But read the step-by-step instructions completely if you are a canning beginner. Surejell requires a certain order to things for it to work.) STRAWBERRY JAM USING SUREJELL POWDER PECTIN 5 cups mashed  (stems removed) fresh strawberries (approximately 3 pounds whole strawberries made 5 cups for me; measure them mashed) 7 cups granulated sugar 1/2 Tablespoon butter/margarine (optional) (helps a little with foaming) 1 box powdered original Surejell pectin  10 (8 oz) canning jars w/ lids & rings (new lids/rings) Instructions: *Step-by-Step instructions listed in the chit-chat below - WITH LOTS OF PICTURES! Place mashed strawberries in a large pot (like for cooking chili).  Sprinkle w/ powdered pectin (only Surejell works for me.)  Stir to blend.   Measure 7 cups granulated sugar into a separate container (bowl) and have ready to go.  Don't add it yet to the strawberrie...

This Strawberry Pie recipe is SUPER EASY!  I know your family will love it! I don't usually incorporate very many boxes of "stuff" in my recipes but I made an exception for this one.  It was so fast to make and I will be making it often! Apparently this is Weight Watcher friendly.  I couldn't believe how delicious it was!  It is made without a crust, but in a pie plate and it cuts like pie.   You can make it sugar free, however, I don't like to eat sugar substitutes so I just made it with regular jello and pudding mix. Make this pie for your mom! Remember, it needs time to chill so go ahead and get it ready on Saturday.  Sunday, you will be hoping that she lets you have a slice! Here's the recipe for SUPER EASY STRAWBERRY PIE and how I made it AT HOME MY WAY: Super Easy Strawberry Pie Strawberries, washed and sliced - enough to fill a pie plate.  (I bought about two quarts of berries.) 1 small box of strawberry jello, sugar free...

Happy Easter, everyone! This recipe for Strawberry Pie comes from my husband's family.  It's so refreshing and very, very berry tasting!  This week while I was shopping at Aldi I noticed they had Plant City strawberries!  I couldn't resist.  Plant City is in Florida and home to the Strawberry Festival.  I haven't experienced the Plant City Strawberry Festival in years but Plant City Strawberries are ready in early spring for the majority of the United States.  Perfect for Easter! When I was growing up in Florida, we often went to Plant City, .. but not just for the strawberries.  My granny had siblings who lived in Plant City.  It's in the Tampa vicinity and as a child I never thought a thing about the peanut fields, strawberry fields, and roads "graveled" with crushed shells.  That's just the way things were in Plant City.  Now, that I live in Missouri I realize what a unique and special place it was.  I realize that not e...