Real cooked strawberry jam

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Preparation Time:

10 Min

Serves:

Difficulty:

Easy

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Main Ingredients:

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Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

3 qt Strawberries 8 1/2 c Sugar
1/4 c Lemon juice 1/4 ts Butter
2 oz Powdered pectin

1. Wash, hull and halve berries. Crush one layer at a time and
measure 5 3/4 cup into a 6-quart kettle. Stir in lemon juice. Add
pkg of pectin and stir thoroughly to dissolve. This will take several
minutes. Stir down sides of pan and crush any remaining lumps of
pectin.

2. Place pan on high heat. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly to
prevent scorching.

3. Add sugar gradually, then butter, mixing well. Continue
stirring and bring to a full rolling boil (a boil that cannot be
stirred down). Boil hard exactly 4 minutes, stirring constantly to
prevent scorching.

4. Remove jam from heat. Skim foam from top.

5. Pour into hot, sterilized jars, wipe top and threads of jar.
Apply hot lid and screw band. Twist screw band down tight. Process
in boiling water bath 5 minutes. Start counting time when water
comes to a boil.