Title: Red Red Strawberry Jam
Categories: Jam Fruit
Yield: 1 Batch
| 1 | qt | Perfect strawberries |
| 4 | c | Sugar |
| | | Juice of 1/2 lemon, opt'l |
Wash, dry and stem the berries. Put them in a 10" deep heavy pot, cutting a
few berries to release some juice. Cover them with the sugar. Stir the
mixture very gently with a wooden spoon over low heat until it has "juiced
up". Then raise heat to med and stop stirring. As soon as it bubbles up,
time for 15 min. and cook without stirring. After 15 min remove from heat
and allow to cool uncovered. Sprinkle surface with lemon juice if you wish.
When cool, stir lightly and put into sterilized jars.