Strawberry Sunshine Preserves

strawberry season is in full swing around here so i decided it was time to make my STRAWBERRY SUNSHINE JAM...

the market had rhubarb too...and cherries...

i just added a couple of stalks of the rhubarb right into my strawberries...

Red Blossom Strawberries...how cute is that ?

i got out my mom's red plaid recipe box... what a treasure...

i have an aunt who lives up in santa cruz on a produce farm...we call her Gog and this is her recipe for rhubarb jam...

here is the recipe card for my mom's Strawberry Sunshine Preserves.....

i just sliced up about 2 cups of strawberries and added in a couple stalks of rhubarb...

added one cup of sugar and the juice of one lemon...crushing the berries and rhubarb with a spoon and let it simmer for 8 to 10 minutes...

poured it into a dish and put some in a tiny glass to taste... it's good....

and set it in the sun...i let it go for 2 days...bringing it in at night...the jam gets really clear and just slightly thickened...

i put the jam in my swanky swig juice glasses...covered them with cupcake papers and tied them with string... i have been seeing the cupcake tops on jam around the internet but mom always covered hers with the cupcake papers... if you look real close you can see who got in on the jam making....whiskey sour... this jam keeps for about a week in the fridge and is good on english muffins, toast or scones...or even on ice cream... happy jam making.