Cooking Recipe Cooked Strawberry Jam
Recipe Ingredients
Directions
measure 5 3/4 cup into a 6-quart kettle. Stir in lemon juice. Add pkg
of pectin and stir thoroughly to dissolve. This will take several
minutes. Stir down sides of pan and crush any remaining lumps of
pectin.
2. Place pan on high heat. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly to
prevent scorching.
3. Add sugar gradually, then butter, mixing well. Continue stirring
and bring to a full rolling boil (a boil that cannot be stirred
down). Boil hard exactly 4 minutes, stirring constantly to prevent
scorching.
4. Remove jam from heat. Skim foam from top.
5. Pour into hot, sterilized jars, wipe top and threads of jar.
Apply hot lid and screw band. Twist screw band down tight. Process
in boiling water bath 5 minutes. Start counting time when water comes
to a boil.