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Description:
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Strawberry Jam
2 kg strawberries, washed lightly and hulled
2 kg jam sugar or 2 kg granulated sugar and 2 sachets of pectin
Juice of 2 lemons
Sterilise enough jars and lids for just under 4 kg jam
Place a small plate in the freezer
Place the strawberries into a preserving pan and sprinkle the lemon juice over them
Add the sugar
Stir carefully but throughly
Place over a very low heat and stir until all the sugar has dissolved
Raise the temperature and bring to the boil slowly
Boil rapidly for 4 minutes
Remove from the heat and test for a setting point by dripping some of the jam on your ice cold plate. It it wrinkles when pushed, and stays wrinkled, it is ready
If not return the jam to the heat and boil for 2 more minutes and retest
Label into jars and as the strawberries rise to the surface, stir a little and they will be more evenly distributed
Tighten the lids and allow to cool, when you can label them. |