Strawberry Jam (W/Pectin)
- yield 10x1/2 pints with full sugar.
- 5-6cups mashed (2013 really juicy 5.5cups)
- 7cups accurately measured white sugar
- 1pkg full sugar pectin
- 4Tbsp lemon juice, 1.5xsqueezed lemon (little short of 4, should have used whole 2xlemons).
- Strawberry conversions: 1qt=1.5lbs=4cups(2-4cups stemmed/hulled).
- Harvest 17lbs strawberries (2x8.5lb flats)
- One flat frozen approx 8x3-4cups whole berries. Maybe about 8cups of other flat for 5.5cup jam mash and remainder for fresh/straw-rhubarb pie & shortcake.
- follow pioneer woman in agreement with sure jell "cooked" recipe for jam.
- 1. straw mash, lemon juice, & pectin to violent (unstirable) boil.
- 2. add pre-measured sugar (all at once).
- 3. Return to violent boil, time 75seconds.
- 4. set aside and ladel into sterilized jars.
- 5. Lid and process in water bath canner for 10-12 minutes full boil time (will have to have lid on to get canner to boil).
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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/strawberry-jam-w-pectin-52419861 (may not work)