Favorite Strawberry Jam

Preparation info
  • Makes

    6 pints

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Farm Journal’s Country Cookbook

By Nell B. Nichols

Published 1972

  • About

Add 1 tblsp. lemon juice to 1 c. berries if they’re very ripe and sweet

Ingredients

  • 8 c. strawberries
  • 6 c. sugar
  • Lemon juice (optional)

Method

  • Wash, drain, hull and crush berries. Add sugar and cook slowly, stirring constantly until sugar dissolves. Bring quickly to a boil and boil rapidly until the jellying point is reached.
  • Pour or ladle hot jam into hot sterilized jars; seal.