Sun Jam, the Best Jam You'll Ever Eat!

Sun Jam, the Best Jam You'll Ever Eat! | Hay and Honey

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Today, we are picking haskaps into the most amazing jam you'll ever eat. It's easy and fun and really, really delicious. We also did a little haying and processed some honey. I hope you enjoy coming along with me.
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@selinaburke7645 19 күн бұрын

I rarely comment, been watching since the start. Just want to say thank you. I lost my mom on May 3. I've been binge watching 👀. "Little Mountain Ranch Therapy," my hubby calls it.

@LittleMountainRanch 18 күн бұрын

I’m so sorry for your loss, my friend. My thoughts are will and I’m glad I can help ease your pain even if only slightly.♥️

@KarinCole-bk2sd 19 күн бұрын

I LOVE peonies! I have a yellow one that I've waitied for four years to bloom. This year it finally did and I have five beautiful blooms.

@nadias5192 19 күн бұрын

Chelsea your peonies are so beautiful. Thankyou for sharing. One of the rewards of living in a cold climate

@cynthiafisher9907 19 күн бұрын

The idea of the sun jam is very interesting, I’ve never heard of it. I can see that the flavors would be more concentrated and intense from the dehydration.

@futurefolk9919 19 күн бұрын

If you've never grown cue ball squash before you will love it! This was my first year with them. They were by far the best producer for me. They are quite a mild flavor, they are great pan fried as well as roasted with a bit of garlic, oil and Parmesan cheese. Oh- they make the absolute moisted zucchini bread ever😎. Many blessings to you as always💞

@sandrasykes3026 19 күн бұрын

I’m a Virginia(USA) native. We had wild Huckleberries on our property; we ❤️ them!

@KAStodgell 19 күн бұрын

Peonies…oh my. Gorgeous. Glad you’re keeping the kitten inside. I want some jam.

@janeweldon8874 19 күн бұрын

Amazing the energy level that you have!! You make me tired just watching all that you do! Thank you for such great videos❤️❤️

@ladydragonsrage 17 күн бұрын

Your kitchen turned out beautiful. ❤

@sherriekemper1828 19 күн бұрын

I've never seen sun jam, but WOW!

@deltorres2100 18 күн бұрын

I use a brother PT label for sure. I’ve been using one for 15 years at first started.when I had an Icecream shop to lable all kinds of things ..and then when I started gardening.. So I lable the garden plastic steaks and use them over and over and they don’t fade ..and I all my glass jars for my pantry ..like grits.,powder sugar .pickling salt and more ..

@MaryStevens-tb2dz 19 күн бұрын

I used to dry apples on backseat window in a sheet it did such a great job of drying them.

@iartistdotme 19 күн бұрын

Back in the sixties, the ladies that worked at the bank with me used to combine all the chicken, potatoes, carrots, onions, and a dry soup mix into a shallow glass dish covered with plastic wrap and put it in the window of our car during the summer while we worked. Supper 'cooked' by itself and was ready when we drove home. Knowing what I do now, I would NEVER do that but I don't know of anyone that got sick doing this (Florida summers) but the risk is too much. Not exactly Sun Jam but I don't think you were weird doing it at all. It is worth trying down here in out 113F heat just now. My unle did fry an egg on the concrete driveway just for fun one time - no one ate it but we were amazed! Thank goodness that today we have slow cookers!

@LittleMountainRanch 19 күн бұрын

I love this story so much! Sometimes I long for the days of knowing less!

@kimberbeardsley156 7 күн бұрын

How is this different from a solar oven. The food is safe. In Arizona we can bake cookies in the car windshield.

@524FrmGrl 19 күн бұрын

That Sun Jam looks incredible. Such a dark, deep color. I bet it is high in vitamins and antioxidants! ❤

@MJ-fb2zq 17 күн бұрын

Never heard of sun jam. Looks wonderful. I have 3 new bushes of haskaps. We love them. Thank you 💜

@theUcane 18 күн бұрын

Yay for the tractor clip from the POV of Chelsea! Thank you!! It does look fun.

@sgrvtl7183 17 күн бұрын

Your peonies are beautiful! Your Sun Jam looks rich and good🩷🦋

@belieftransformation 16 күн бұрын

Yummy looking haskap jam & honey. Love your little kitten. Great job & thanks for taking us the tractor! Blessings to all 🤗🇨🇦

@karincope3019 18 күн бұрын

We hit 41’ here in Falkland, thankfully it will be cooler starting tomorrow . My potatoes are crazy tall and flowers are starting to come .

@IntheHollerHomesteading 17 күн бұрын

Thank you for the videos love your family Watching reply

@mbp6822 19 күн бұрын

That Sun jam looks delicious!

@naomihartman6623 18 күн бұрын

Chelsea’s so excited I just ordered your cook book in hard cover I’m in perth Western Australia

@marywill4339 19 күн бұрын

Always good to see you 😊

@cherylgann1993 19 күн бұрын

Great video Chelsea. Love the sun jam

@AnneQ-bk6wi 7 күн бұрын

I’m going to have to check out growing honey berries here in Missouri. They sound really tasty. The honey looks really wonderful.

@dharmaslife 17 күн бұрын

I’ve never seen honey that delicately light! What flowers are the bees loving there?

@angellaleboeuf3776 19 күн бұрын

The sun jam looks delicious 😋

@Queenie12 19 күн бұрын

Yummy Looking Jam!😋

@lindagraff4842 17 күн бұрын

I haven't tried honey berries, but they sure sound good. Those Peonies are gorgeous, and must smell amazing, love them. Kittens are so much fun, I absolutely love cats. My cat that I have had since she was very tiny, and so very cute, is 11 yrs old now.

@patriciaober4647 19 күн бұрын

You could cover jam with a one quarter to one half inch of melted paraffin and then cover with a metal lid with screw down ring to make it shelf stable. When you open it, the wax comes off the top of the jam in one solid chunk when prying the wax edge with a table knife. Refrigerate the jam in the jar after removing the wax. My grandma would wash the parrafin wax chunk, rinse well, dry, and remelt it to reuse it again.

@LittleMountainRanch 19 күн бұрын

My mom used to do it that way back in the day.

@janiceingle2131 19 күн бұрын

My grandmother did that all the time-- I had forgotten!

@danielleosentoski520 19 күн бұрын

My mom did that growing up that’s how we did all our jams and jelly’s.. guess it’s not safe they say now.

@1944chevytruck 19 күн бұрын

AWESOME!

@janemay8721 19 күн бұрын

Your jam you made looks delicious!

@evabloecher 18 күн бұрын

I will definitely try the sun jam. I had never heard about it before, thank you so much.

@williej3831 19 күн бұрын

Great video. I have never heard of those kind of berries or sun jam. I know I would love them. My grandmother use to dry apple slices. Then make hand pies with them thro the winter. Miss her so much.

@cindy-ki8ex 19 күн бұрын

My honeyberries were ripe on the first of June. They were literally were falling off the bush. I need to get more of them. They were a couple of weeks earlier than usual. I had enough to make a batch of jam for the outstanding time I only have 4 plants.

@danoneill2846 19 күн бұрын

Sweet !

@melindarains3130 19 күн бұрын

Looks yummy

@dharmaslife 17 күн бұрын

I’ve never seen honey that delicately light! What flowers are the bees loving there? Im guessing the white peonies?

@dawnrodney7032 19 күн бұрын

I love watching you daily, you bring so much peace in my life! Your voice is just so soothing to me! I really want to make a live chat real soon and send u picks of my garden 🪴 I am truly jealous of your land and life !!

@marikajohn6522 19 күн бұрын

Yum. 😊😊

@janisgriffin7278 18 күн бұрын

We are just starting to harvest our Zuccini here in Santa Barbara, CA. Our tomatoes have been very small this year due to the overcast days and fog banks at the beach…so wish we could grow berries but they do not do well in our garden😳. When I was a child in Yakima, Washington the various berries were glorious🥰❣️👍🏼❣️

@sheilaMagilicudy 19 күн бұрын

Nasty wasps! Honey looks amazing. Your sun jam almost looks like blackberry. Beautiful color and texture. I imagine those thumb print oat cookies my mom made with a dollop of that in there and a cup of tea! Garden is taking off so good now. Yes it is hot. Today at noon (lower mainland) we reach 31 in the shade. We have a covered area which is so great and a nice kiddie pool for the dog. Oh and my feet. Stay cool!

@kaybusby7507 18 күн бұрын

Jam looks delicious never tried doing it that way but sure would be easy enough. I could almost smell the hay. Thank you for sharing.

@henkoosterkamp5621 13 күн бұрын

@humblebee8028 19 күн бұрын

The jam looks great! I used to make yogurt by putting it outside in the sun on a hot day.

@Niamh07421 18 күн бұрын

my husband loves raking the hay- he finds it so relaxing- after we bale putting the barn not so much lol

@nightshadeacres 17 күн бұрын

You make sun jam enough that building a solar oven might be a fun project for you. Also, there are mesh tents on Amazon that are made for covering picnic foods to keep bugs off but will let air flow happen.

@dhansonranch 19 күн бұрын

Things are looking good. They are just starting to hay here too - letting it cure is so important. I have a stack from last year that was put up damp (they thought it was dry) and has heated - luckily no fire ...yet. Need to separate it so it can hopefully cool down and then figure out what to do with it. Maybe sell it off super cheap...or get some feeders. Good video.

@dawnrodney7032 19 күн бұрын

Honey berries, never heard of them!!!

@lorifenner4467 19 күн бұрын

I also have a kitten named poppy. I love your channel

@jolinbarilla2229 19 күн бұрын

Hi there from MN 🎉

@debbieyzuel7887 19 күн бұрын

I need to do the sun jam. I'm in northern California and it's been 117*

@cherylh8924 19 күн бұрын

So we've purchased the honeyberry bushes this year (yesterday actually), so I'm glad for this video although we won't have berries this year, it's good to know that you all enjoy them. Thank you.

@teresastuart4383 19 күн бұрын

Yay! First! I enjoy your videos so much!

@thehomeeclady 19 күн бұрын

This video was very timely for me, as I just bought a canning book (1980) at the thrift store and there is a recipe in it for sun jam. I was curious! Thanks!

@trainman2860 19 күн бұрын

I have a friend with Parkinsons disease and he can not have any refined sugars. I made Strawberry Jam using real Maple Syrup as the sweetner. It was so good.

@karincope3019 18 күн бұрын

My coworker has bees and they got 90 kg from their first pull . I purchased some and will get more .

@SJC49 19 күн бұрын

Stunning peonies! Will we be able to see the new deck build process?😍🇨🇦

@user-gd3mn4hk1i 19 күн бұрын

You are such a gentle soul love your Videos from(SOUTHERN ONTARIO)

@retrovoxvintage7364 19 күн бұрын

In France honeyberry is called Mai berry , i held off buying a few plants this year but deffo getting next rear after this vid

@bellabailey1183 19 күн бұрын

Wow! Your honey is beautiful!!💙

@kellyhawes9293 18 күн бұрын

I wonder if you can make sun jam with other berries? Raspberry jam, blueberry?

@corinnestromsten3791 19 күн бұрын

Haskaps; honey berries are the best. Hardest part is beating the birds to them. Make great jam, pies, good in smoothies

@sandymyers1182 19 күн бұрын

I have 6 peony plants that go from white, light pink, darker pink, variegated with the white and dark pink , and 2 magenta. I just wish they lasted longer but certainly enjoy them in the house

@beverlymcmackin2908 19 күн бұрын

Chelsea you have me convinced I would like to try and make some of your jam. I am not a fan of those berries but I’m going to try and make some of the jam anyways. Do you grow strawberries as I’m curious which you would get first? Love those kittens and thanks for taking us along on your garden tour.

@LittleMountainRanch 18 күн бұрын

Any kind will do

@susanhamilton1707 19 күн бұрын

That honey is so clear and pale. My sister and Dad has two hives years ago. They took pollen from red clover, dark and strong flavor and also from melons in the garden. The melon honey was light and mild flavor. I wonder what pollen your bees visited?

@theresaegbuniwe5808 19 күн бұрын

That jam looks so delicious! Can you plant more bushes?

@LittleMountainRanch 19 күн бұрын

I plan to!

@zinnialoveci6634 18 күн бұрын

❤❤❤

@WaterisJoy 19 күн бұрын

Hola from Mexico! 🇲🇽 Chelsea you are a bright spot in this lads day. Love the idea of sun jam! How do you keep bugs out of it while on table outside without lids on securely? Thanks for sharing your ranch with us. 😊

@LittleMountainRanch 19 күн бұрын

Mostly covered but would use a net if they were bad.

@karincope3019 18 күн бұрын

My BFF Peonies got destroyed by our rain storms we had .

@KMT-87 19 күн бұрын

About 6 months ago my sister lost her barn due to uncured bails being moved, and caught on fire. They are still sorting everything out with insurance. Most definitely better to be save than sorry!

@LittleMountainRanch 18 күн бұрын

Im so sorry, that’s awful.

@teresareade8221 13 күн бұрын

Can you use any berry for sun jam? I am so excited to try it.

@Niamh07421 18 күн бұрын

can you use any berries for the sun jam? we are loaded with straw and blue berries- I froze them - that looks so good - we also have an abundance of honey

@greenrockgarden2851 19 күн бұрын

Wow! That honey is very light in color. I ways heard that the taste and color depended on the flowers the bees get pollen from. Is that true? If so, what undertone flavor does your honey have? You are so far north from me that I’m really curious. I know nothing about raising bees and collecting honey.

@darleneallen3135 18 күн бұрын

Little mountain ranch can you make sun jam with any kind of berries?

@dwaynewladyka577 19 күн бұрын

I've never had that type of berry before, and I've never heard of that type of jam either. It does look really good. Is there another way to prevent wasps from attacking a bee colony? Cheers! 👍🏻👍🏻✌️🇨🇦

@kathyherbert9805 19 күн бұрын

I have never heard of that here in Australia

@melodystull19 19 күн бұрын

We had a puppy that a owl tried to carry off but the puppy was to heavy but it punctured it’s lungs it hid and we didn’t realize until it was too late. So sad

@ChristineKelly1000 18 күн бұрын

😢😢😢 awwww that’s so sad.

@janetbrowning6602 19 күн бұрын

Wow thanks I have never seen any jam made that way. Too bad about your bees. I hope you can find some wild bees to replace them. The wasps were nuts here in Edmonton too last year and a friend of mine lost her hives to them. Also the wasps were behaving weirdly and actually attacked me when my son and I were chopping down sunflowers stalks and heads to feed the birds in October. We had to make a run for our garage and I had to smack my hair repeatedly with alot if force to kill them I was stung a lot and had to go to the Dr, who prescribed a cortisol salve for my skull. The bumps lasted right up to June when I got another prescription and that seemed to remove the venom. It was hell for a year. It can't easily dissipate because of the blood brain barrier. I wonder what type of wasps they were? Wish I had saved one. Loved your peonies, too. 🎉

@LittleMountainRanch 19 күн бұрын

Wow! I’m so sorry that sounds awful!

@cynthiafisher9907 19 күн бұрын

@janetbrowning6602 That’s an incredible story! I’m so sorry you suffered from so many longlasitng stings!

@dawnrodney7032 19 күн бұрын

Your honey is so lite this year!!! Last year was so much darker, strange how it is different from year to year. So sad to hear about your bee hives! 😢

@connydijkstra7781 19 күн бұрын

Which honey can I use at best for making your jam? Like your vlogs!

@LittleMountainRanch 18 күн бұрын

Any kind, but raw is best.

@karincope3019 17 күн бұрын

Do you have the Attachment for your vacuum sealer that removes the air from the jars and seals them , I use mine all the time for dry goods .

@lorimcmichael5846 19 күн бұрын

Hi! What do you do with borage?

@lindacooper4542 19 күн бұрын

I have never heard of the berries, I am sure they do not grow here but wish they did.

@karunald 19 күн бұрын

Hopefully kitten will stay inside at 'all points'. :)

@sabbyjones2308 19 күн бұрын

Can you make it with blackberries? I live in Oregon and blackberries overtake everything

@carolync4862 19 күн бұрын

Oh, I can smell those peonies from here in Florida. I was surprised as to how light in color your honey is. Any idea as to what type of flowers the bees collected their pollen from? Also are you going to plant more honeyberries?

@LittleMountainRanch 19 күн бұрын

Mostly wildflowers. And yes, I’d like to plant more.

@siamese35 19 күн бұрын

Did you know honey is the only food that never goes bad? So I have heard.

@marianeudorf7524 19 күн бұрын

🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻

@AJ-lz3lr 19 күн бұрын

How do you keep the bugs out while the jam is outside?

@LittleMountainRanch 19 күн бұрын

Keep them covered but still able to evaporate

@user-jp3bs8fu6t 19 күн бұрын

Hey Chelsea! :) I just picked about 3 lbs of haskaps yesterday so your sun jam looks fantastic - any idea of ratio of honey to berries and qty of lemon juice or are you just going by taste? We're going to have 30+ temps here in NE Alberta so the timing here is perfect. Can't wait to try this! Thanks so much

@LittleMountainRanch 19 күн бұрын

Just add as much honey to get the sweetness you like. The lemon juice adds some pectin so you can add or omit it depending on your preference. You don’t have to worry about ‘safety’ with this once since you’ll be freezing it anyway.😊

@user-hg7pr3ns7r 19 күн бұрын

Yup, a mixture of all of them berries

@Growandthrivefarm 18 күн бұрын

What a beautiful jam, I'm going to try it next year with my honey berries. If some of you are interested about french homesteading or just to see how you can build a homestead from the ground up on a budget you can go over to my channel where I share about our journey. Blessings to you all !

@belindaalderson9341 19 күн бұрын

Almost like a Saskatoon berry but they grow on trees

@tennagrover6140 19 күн бұрын

I have baked cookies on the dash of my freightliner before. The dash is a lot like a sun oven.

@conniesprowl-yc4zb 19 күн бұрын

I used to dry beans in the back window of my car.

@kathystarnes6744 19 күн бұрын

Why not get another high tunnel to plant more honey berries in to protect from the birds?

@juliehelvie3243 19 күн бұрын

If you left that out longer to evaporate more moisture out , could you end up with like a fruit leather type thing? If you did that here it would probably only take less than two hours. Its been from 112- 118 over the weekend and will continue through the week.🥵🥵☀️🔥🔥. I live in Las Vegas by the way.

@LittleMountainRanch 19 күн бұрын

For sure you could! Especially if it was really hot.

@kellyhawes9293 18 күн бұрын

I wonder if you can make sun jam with other berries? Raspberry jam, blueberry or especially strawberry??🍓

@LittleMountainRanch 18 күн бұрын

You sure can!

@kellyhawes9293 18 күн бұрын

@@LittleMountainRanch oohh, I'm going to try!! Thanks! I would think the strawberry might take longer due to more liquid...

@karensolberg1741 19 күн бұрын

HaHa, my honey berries are still like dainty wild blueberries! I have 2 bushes and they were full of berries this year, but very small! They are about 4 years old and I am in zone 4, high elevation in Montana. Do you fertilize?

@LittleMountainRanch 18 күн бұрын

No I don’t. Ours are boreal blizzard if that helps.