Gentle Flavor Strawberry Jam
- 1 Strawberry
- 40 % of the strawberries by weight Sugar
- 1 tbsp for 2 packs Lemon
- Preparation Sterilize jars to store the jam, a strainer to drain the moisture, and tongs to use while you are making the jam.
- Rest them in a strainer.
- Pour salt water in a bowl and immerse the strawberries.
- Rinse the strawberries under the water to remove any excess dirt.
- Take them out of the water and remove the stems.
- Weigh the strawberries.
- Put the sugar equivalent to 40% of the strawberries in a bowl.
- Put strawberries in a pan, and add some sugar.
- Then add more strawberries and repeat.This will help coat the strawberries with sugar evenly.
- Rest for a 2 or 3 hours to a half day.
- Moisture will come out from the strawberries.
- You can make the jam even if you skip this step.
- Cook over medium to high heat.
- More and more moisture and scum will be released.
- Remove the scum carefully.
- Don't stir until the jam has thickened.
- When 70 - 80% of the moisture is gone, squash the strawberries.
- Steps 6 and 7 are optional.
- For those of you who prefer leaving the strawberries whole, you don't need those steps.
- Turn off the heat.
- Squeeze on some lemon and stir.
- Cool down a bit, and pour into the jar.
- It's done!
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strawberry, sugar, lemon
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/143897-gentle-flavor-strawberry-jam (may not work)