As the summer wanes away, you can preserve a little bit of the taste of the season by making your very own jam to put away and break open on a cold winter’s day. Here’s a recipe for Homemade Strawberry Jam:
Ingredients
• 2 lbs. strawberries
• 1½ cups sugar
• 1 tbsp lemon juice freshly squeezed
• 2 tbsp powdered fruit pectin
Instructions
• Clean and Dice: Hull the strawberries, removing the stem, leaves and the center white section at the top of the berries, then dice.
• Simmer: Bring the strawberries, sugar, lemon juice and pectin to a simmer, where it starts to bubble along the edges of the pan.
• Mash: mash the strawberries using a hand potato masher, or a muddler, until desired consistency is reached.
• Cook: continue to cook as the strawberry jam thickens at medium high heat for another 5 minutes.
• Cool: pour the jam into storage containers, seal, and let cool to room temperature.
• Store: Once jam has cooled to room temperature, store in refrigerator or freezer.

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