Recipe Cheat Sheet

Strawberry Jam

about 5 half-pint jars · prep 20 min · total 775 min

Put a small plate in the freezer
Heat 5 clean half-pint jars in a water-bath canner
Wash new lids in warm soapy water
2 lb fresh strawberries, hulledcrushstir over low heat until sugar dissolvesboil hard, stirring, until 220°F or a drop gels on the cold plate, 10 to 20 minskim, ladle into hot jars leaving 1/4-in space, sealprocess in boiling water 10 min, then cool 12 to 24 hr
4 cups sugar
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
Recipe Cheat Sheet
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Makes about 5 half-pint jars. Prep 20 min, cook 35 min, ready in 12 hr 55 min.

Ingredients

  • 2 lb fresh strawberries, hulled
  • 4 cups sugar
  • 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice

Before you start

  • Put a small plate in the freezer.
  • Heat 5 clean half-pint jars in a water-bath canner.
  • Wash new lids in warm soapy water.

Directions

  1. Crush: fresh strawberries.
  2. Stir over low heat until sugar dissolves: step 1, sugar, fresh lemon juice.
  3. Boil hard, stirring, until 220°F or a drop gels on the cold plate, 10 to 20 min: step 2.
  4. Skim, ladle into hot jars leaving 1/4-in space, seal: step 3.
  5. Process in boiling water 10 min, then cool 12 to 24 hr: step 4.

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