Thanksgiving is just around the corner. If you have been invited to enjoy a feast at someone else’s house, you may want to bring a host gift. Anytime you are invited to dine at someone’s home, it is a great idea to bring a gift. Why not put together a gift basket with wine, cheese, crackers and homemade strawberry jam? It’s a nice touch to add something homemade. Strawberry jam is so easy to make. This gift can be opened and enjoyed right there as an appetizer. You could also put some fresh bread and biscuits into the basket for the host to enjoy for breakfast. Here is a recipe that will fill a beautiful jar of strawberry jam as a gift and still leave a little for your refrigerator as well.

Strawberry jam:

2 cups fresh or frozen strawberries

2 ¾ C. sugar

2 Tbsp lemon juice

4 Tbsp pectin (I have included a You Tube video with a pectin free recipe)

Mash the strawberries with a potato masher. Pour the strawberries into a pot on high heat. Add the sugar, pectin and lemon juice. Bring to a rolling boil. Cook as it boils, stirring constantly, for ten minutes. Skim off the foam. Turn off the heat. Pour into jars. This will last for three weeks in the refrigerator.

You may also enjoy:

·         Homemade peanut butter

·         Homemade pizza

·         Homemade everything