Strawberry Preserves

"I remember grandma making jelly and preserves, hers were the very best, she never used pectin and the flavor was wonderful. I haven't tried this yet myself, but I plan to soon. I hope to make some with Splenda. I will post my notes when done."
 
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Ready In:
12hrs 15mins
Ingredients:
2
Yields:
2 1/2 cups
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ingredients

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directions

  • Cap and rinse berries, place in a large colander.
  • Pour boiling water over berries and let drain 1 minute.
  • Combine berries and 1 cup sugar in a dutch oven. Bring to a boil; boil 7 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in remaining 1 1/2 cups sugar; boil an additional 7 minutes, stirring frequently.
  • Pour strawberry mixture into a shallow 13x9-inch pan; skim off foam with a metal spoon.
  • Let stand, uncovered, in a cool place 12 hours; shake pan occasionally so that berries will absorb syrup and remain plump and whole.
  • Skim off foam with a metal spoon, pour preserves into sterilized jelly glasses, leaving 1/2 inch headspace.
  • Cover with a 1/8 inch layer of paraffin. cover with lids.

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Reviews

  1. mm-MMM! Tastes like a sweet, luscious, ripe strawberry melted in your mouth. The syrup is nice and thick, though easily spread, and flavors thoroughly and the strawberries have a nice chewiness to them. The only change I made is to add a teaspoon of butter when I heated it up after the 12 hour rest --to can it in a modern canning method-- as that reduces the foam that evades skimming (adds a nice, buttery 'bottom note'). It's simple and simply delicious. My family and friends flipped over it. This is a keeper.
     
  2. Wow! Who knew something so simple could be so delicious??!! I only made about 1/4 of the recipe because I needed a small amount to make Strawberries and Cream Muffins by love4culinary recipe recipe#122546 but I think I will make a larger batch when strawberries are in season over here. I did not keep the berrries whole because I knew I would prefer them in smaller pieces for the muffins, so I chopped them before boiling. Thanks for saving me a trip to the store to buy Strawberry Perserves, :)
     
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