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Quick and Easy Strawberry Jam

submitted by Pamela Smith

2 quarts strawberries, washed and stemmed
1 package (1-3/4 ounces) powdered fruit pectin
6-3/4 cups sugar

Crush strawberries and measure 4-1/2 cups berries into a large saucepan. Stir in pectin and bring to a rolling boil over high heat, stirring frequently. Add sugar and return to a rolling boil. Boil for 1 minute, stirring constantly.

Remove from heat and skim off foam. Carefully ladle hot jam into hot sterilized jars, leaving 1/4-in. headspace Adjust caps. Process for 10 minutes in a boiling-water bath.

Yield: about 7 half-pints.

posted by Unknown @ 8:48 PM