Favorite Strawberry Jam

Favorite Strawberry Jam

4 cups firm strawberries, halved or quartered

2 cups granulated sugar

1/4 cup lemon juice



Mix berries and sugar and let stand for 8 hours, stirring occasionally.

Place berry mixture in a medium stainless steel or enamel saucepan. Bring to a boil over a medium heat. Add lemon juice, return to a boil and boil rapidly for 5 minutes. Remove from het, cover and let stand for 24 hours.

Bring berries to a full boil over high heat and boil rapidly for 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.

Ladle into hot jars and process for 10 minutes as directed in my earlier post.