Summer Strawberry Jam
Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 1:04 am
Summer Strawberry Jam
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup water
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
8 cups halved hulled strawberries (about 5 pounds)
Preparation:
Bring first 3 ingredients to boil in large saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves and brushing down sides of pan with wet pastry brush. Attach candy thermometer to sides of pan and boil syrup until thermometer registers 225°F, about 6 minutes. Mix in strawberries. Return mixture to boil, reduce heat, and simmer until jam thickens and thermometer registers 216°F, stirring occasionally, about 1 hour. Transfer jam to small bowl and cool. Cover and refrigerate.
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup water
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
8 cups halved hulled strawberries (about 5 pounds)
Preparation:
Bring first 3 ingredients to boil in large saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves and brushing down sides of pan with wet pastry brush. Attach candy thermometer to sides of pan and boil syrup until thermometer registers 225°F, about 6 minutes. Mix in strawberries. Return mixture to boil, reduce heat, and simmer until jam thickens and thermometer registers 216°F, stirring occasionally, about 1 hour. Transfer jam to small bowl and cool. Cover and refrigerate.