This is about three pints of jam. The fresh, organic local berries cost about $24. Then there's about $1.20 for non-organic sugar, and something in the neighbourhood of a buck apiece for the jars, bands and lids (or less, depending how you buy them).So all told, the small jars cost at least $3 and the big one twice that, not counting labour or the cost of heating the stove. Which explains the price of local artisanal jams at farmers' markets.
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And to truly be organic, you'd need to use organic sugar. It's available at most natural food stores and can now be Fair Trade certified.
ReplyDeleteTimothy Fitzgerald Young
Food For Thought
Honor, MI
I know where I can get it in my neighbourhood these days and plan to start using it when I've gone through the last few bags I have around the house now.
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