{"id":25,"date":"2016-07-06T08:25:00","date_gmt":"2016-07-06T12:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oakleywv.com\/waynes_impossible\/uncategorized\/strawberry-rhubarb-jam\/"},"modified":"2016-07-06T08:25:00","modified_gmt":"2016-07-06T12:25:00","slug":"strawberry-rhubarb-jam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.darkskywv.net\/waynes_impossible\/gardening\/strawberry-rhubarb-jam\/","title":{"rendered":"Strawberry Rhubarb Jam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I bought strawberries to make my annual strawberry-rhubarb jam. It turned out that my own strawberry plants produced almost enough berries for the batch,<!--more--><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_152\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-152\" style=\"width: 169px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkskywv.net\/waynes_impossible\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/2016-06-08-11.36.18.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"152\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.darkskywv.net\/waynes_impossible\/2016-06-08-11-36-18\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.darkskywv.net\/waynes_impossible\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/2016-06-08-11.36.18.jpg?fit=1152%2C2048\" data-orig-size=\"1152,2048\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;HTC Desire 626s&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1465385778&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.097&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.058823529411765&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2016-06-08-11-36-18\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.darkskywv.net\/waynes_impossible\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/2016-06-08-11.36.18.jpg?fit=169%2C300\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.darkskywv.net\/waynes_impossible\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/2016-06-08-11.36.18.jpg?fit=576%2C1024\" class=\"wp-image-152 size-medium\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkskywv.net\/waynes_impossible\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/2016-06-08-11.36.18-169x300.jpg?resize=169%2C300\" alt=\"2016-06-08-11-36-18\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.darkskywv.net\/waynes_impossible\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/2016-06-08-11.36.18.jpg?resize=169%2C300 169w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.darkskywv.net\/waynes_impossible\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/2016-06-08-11.36.18.jpg?resize=768%2C1365 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.darkskywv.net\/waynes_impossible\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/2016-06-08-11.36.18.jpg?resize=576%2C1024 576w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.darkskywv.net\/waynes_impossible\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/2016-06-08-11.36.18.jpg?w=1152 1152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-152\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Almost enough for my jam without buying any, but did have to buy some.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>just needed to add a small amount of the less flavorful store-bought ones.<\/p>\n<p>The jam is good, but still a little runny &#8211; can&#8217;t seem to get it just right these days. They are gelled at the top and liquid at the bottom. I find that when I open a new jar, if I stir it up it seems to thicken a little bit more in the fridge.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u00a0The strawberry bed really needs to be revamped. I probably won&#8217;t use the 4&#215;8 raised bed this time so I will have to come up with a new plan. Stay tuned.<\/p>\n<p>And the rhubarb that has been moved is still very weak compared to at it&#8217;s old home. Taking a few years so far to get re-established.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkskywv.net\/waynes_impossible\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_3021.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"122\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.darkskywv.net\/waynes_impossible\/img_3021\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.darkskywv.net\/waynes_impossible\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_3021.jpg?fit=2048%2C1536\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1536\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot S5 IS&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1400149920&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;31.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"img_3021\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.darkskywv.net\/waynes_impossible\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_3021.jpg?fit=300%2C225\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.darkskywv.net\/waynes_impossible\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_3021.jpg?fit=800%2C600\" class=\"wp-image-122 size-medium aligncenter\" title=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/darkskywv.net\/waynes_impossible\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_3021-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"img_3021\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.darkskywv.net\/waynes_impossible\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_3021.jpg?resize=300%2C225 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.darkskywv.net\/waynes_impossible\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_3021.jpg?resize=768%2C576 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.darkskywv.net\/waynes_impossible\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_3021.jpg?resize=1024%2C768 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.darkskywv.net\/waynes_impossible\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_3021.jpg?resize=400%2C300 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.darkskywv.net\/waynes_impossible\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_3021.jpg?w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.darkskywv.net\/waynes_impossible\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/IMG_3021.jpg?w=1600 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><em>Rhubarb from the old garden that hasn&#8217;t been moved yet. (This is an older picture, if it looks familiar to you.)<\/em><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I bought strawberries to make my annual strawberry-rhubarb jam. 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