Easy Peasy Strawberry Jam

Use old fabric and garden twine to cover
jam jars

This years strawberries are ripe and ready for picking, so its time to dig out the jam pan.

Strawberry jam is one of the easiest to make and the most tasty. I like my jam to be chunky and full of bits and below is the recipe I use. It normally makes about 4-5 jars.

Ingredients

1kg Whole Strawberries
1kg Jam Sugar with added pectin

Method

1. Put the strawberries in a thick bottomed pan with the sugar and heat gently until the strawberries begin to soften and the sugar has dissolved.

2. Take a potato masher and lightly mash the strawberries to break them up a bit but try to keep some whole.

3. Turn up the heat and boil the jam rapidly for about 10 minutes, making sure that it does not stick to the bottom of the pan.

4. Put a teaspoonful of the jam mixture onto a tea plate and allow to cool for a minute. Run your finger through the jam and if it creases then the setting point has been reached and it is ready to bottle. If its not quite there then boil for a further couple of minutes, testing again.

5. Pour into sterilised jars and seal. Eat within 12 months.

Dont worry about the scum, just stir the jam gently before
putting into jars to let it disperse.