Strawberry Jam Taste Test

Time for a taste-test of strawberry jam.
We had lunch last week at Neptune Diner.
D had eggs and toast, and I took a package of Smucker's Strawberry Jam so we could compare.

 

This is the less-successful of my strawberry jams.
I made it with liquid pectin, and as you can see, it separated into jam and jelly.

But on crackers, you can have a choice.
The one on the top is Smuckers.

The two on the bottom are from the jar of jam.

Of course, we prefer the one homemade from organically grown Mara Des Bois strawberries.
It is tangier and has a more intense flavor.
The Smuckers had no chunks of berry, just seeds, and had a slightly metallic taste.

I was tickled to discover that it was successful to clean and freeze the berries when it was too hot and humid to make jam in the summer.  Then, on a gloomy fall day, the smell of jam-making was a welcome treat.