Strawberry Jam Recipe

Strawberries

2 Quarts prepared Strawberries
Prepared means washing, removing stems, trash overripe and under ripe berries.
Crush enough to fill air spaces
7 Cups Sugar
1 Sure Jell Pectin
Above will make about 4 pints of jam

Measure sugar and keep ready.
Mix pectin with fruit, and bring to a boil using high heat.
At once add sugar stirring until dissolved.
Bring to a full boil (a boil that cannot be stirred down).
Boil hard for one minute.
Skim foam is desired.
Put quickly into jars leaving 1/4-inch headspace.
Clean rim and seal with rings.
Water bath in boiling water for 10 minutes for pints.
Remove and set on newspaper to cool.
It should set in 24 hours.
The next day remove rings and wash jars. Store with rings off.

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