3 Step Strawberry Jam

Submitted by tuttifrutti1

"A Really good jam recipe that I got from a family friend"

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 4
• Yields: 5 1 cup containers

ingredients

• 2 cups crushed strawberries (1 qt full ripe)
• 4 cups sugar
• 1 (3 ounce) box Sure-Jell
• 3⁄4 cup water

directions

1. Stir throughly in large bowl: the strawberries and sugar. Let stand 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
2. Mix in small sauce pan: Sur jell and water. Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring constantly. Continue boiling and stirring 1 minute.
3. Stir surjell mix into fruit mixture.
4. Continue stirring 3 minutes (a few sugar crystals may remain.
5. Fill plastic container to within 1/2 inch of top. Cover.
6. Let stand at room temperataure 24 hours.
7. Jam is now ready to use.
8. Store in refrigerator or freeze extra containers. thaw in refrigerator.
9. IMPORTANT: Measure sugar and fruit exactly. Do not change amounts or jam will not set.
10. Potato masher works best for strawberries.

Reviews

[kdp4640]

This jam has a nice strawberry flavor. However, the texture wasn't appealing to us. Step 4 does state that a few sugar crystal will remain. Yes, they do.