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Easy Strawberry Jam
Ingredients
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4
cups fresh strawberries, hulled
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4
cups sugar
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1
1 3/4 ounce package unflavored powdered fruit pectin
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3/4
cup water
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2
tablespoons fresh lemon juice
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1
small lemon, very thinly sliced
Directions
1. In large bowl crush berries with masher. Stir in sugar. Let stand 10 minutes; stirring occasionally.
2. In small saucepan combine pectin and water. Bring to boiling; boil 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Pour into berry mixture. Add lemon juice and stir 3 minutes or until sugar is dissolved and mixture is smooth. Stir in lemon slices.
3. Ladle jam into clean half-pint jars of freezer containers, leaving 1/2-inch headspace. Seal and label. Let stand at room temperature 24 hours or until set*. Refrigerate up to 3 weeks or freeze up to 1 year. Makes about 5 half pints.
From the Test Kitchen
- Note *Note:Freezer jam does not set as firmly as cooked jam.
- Variation Sparkling Jam:Prepare as above except omit lemon juice and slices. Stir 1/4 cup champagne or white wine and 1 to 2 tablespoons raspberry liqueur into berry mixture with pectin mixture.
- Variation Banana-Berry Jam:Prepare as above except use 3 cups strawberries, 1 cup chopped banana (about 2), and omit lemon juice and slices. Stir 2 tablespoons creme de banana (or lemon juice) into berry mixture with pectin. Stir 5 minutes until sugar is dissolved (will set soft).
Nutrition Facts
(Easy Strawberry Jam)
- Calories 87,
- Carbohydrate (gm) 23,
- Sugar, total (gm) 21,
- Vitamin C (mg) 10,
- Riboflavin (mg) 0,
- Folate (µg) 4,
- Sodium (mg) 3,
- Potassium (mg) 26,
- Iron (DV %) 0,
- Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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