There were plenty of things my mom did that I took for granted. One was making jam. I used my last jar this winter. It was a sad moment. I'd hoarded a lot of jars, but not enough. My mom would make her jams heavy on the fruit, easy on the sugar. It made for the perfect balance of fruit to sweet ratio. Left with no more jars of goodness, I bought jar after jar of jellies and jams from grocery stores and boutique shops, but none tasted quite right. They were all too sweet. Finally, I went on memory...how did Mom make her jams? I had vague recollections of the process and the supplies, so I went to the store and grabbed a 2 pound box of strawberries and a box of pectin. After cleaning the strawberries, I set them on the stove to cook. Added a half a cup of sugar and allowed to boil for ten minutes, removed from heat and added half the pectin. Perfect! It's a little runny without the proper amount of sugar., but that doesn't matter...the flavor is perfect. Mom would be proud!