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Preserving Strawberries
Strawberry Recipes
Homemade Jelly
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Basic
Strawberry Jam
2 quarts strawberries
7 cups sugar
1 pkg Sure-Jell Pectin
Wash and stem the strawberries. Crush them , small
amounts at a time. Then Measure out 5 cups of the
crushed berries and place in a large pot.
Place sugar in a separate bowl.
To the strawberries in pot, add the Pectin and 1/2 tsp
butter.
Bring mixture to a full rolling boil over high heat,
stirring constantly.
Add sugar to fruit. Bring to full rolling boil, stirring
continuously,
Continue to boil for 2 full minutes while stirring
continuously. {Is your arm getting tired yet?}
Remove from heat and fill hot, sterile jars to within
1/4 inch HEAD-SPACE.
Strawberry Honey Jam
6 cups chopped strawberries
1 1/2 boxes pectin
2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
1 1/2 cups honey
Wash and sterilize six small jars.
Mash the berries. Add the pectin to the strawberries and
then place in a large saucepan bring the mixture to a
rolling boil.
Stir and boil for 1-2 minutes.
Remove from the heat and add the honey and lemon juice.
Bring it to a full boil again and
continue to boil for about 5 minutes, stirring
continually.
Ladle the mixture into hot jars. Seal
with proper lids and immerse in hot water bath for 8
minutes.
Allow to cool thoroughly
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Microwave
Strawberry Jam
1 cup Crushed strawberries
2 ts
Lemon juice
3/4 cup Sugar
1/4 ts Butter
Stir together strawberries, lemon juice, sugar
and butter in an 8-cup microwave-safe measuring cup.
Microwave on 100 percent power for 4
minutes, then stir and continue to microwave at 100
percent power for another 4 minutes.
Pour
into covered container, cool and refrigerate.
Strawberry Jam No added
Pectin
1 qt. fresh strawberries
1 qt. sugar
1 tbsp. cold water
Wash and drain fruit for a short time.
Place berries and sugar in a large kettle. Add cold
water.
Place over very slow heat until the sugar is melted.
Turn heat up higher and when fruit begins to boil,
check the clock and boil well for exactly 10
minutes.
Remove from heat. Skim and pour into shallow
platters where fruit will not be more than 1 inch
deep. Leave overnight.
In the morning, each berry will be lying in a
delicious thick syrup. Bottle in cold,
sterilized jars.
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