Strawberry Jam

Ingredients

• Pick over 1 quart of strawberries.
• Add an equal amount of sugar.

Method

1. 1

   Wash strawberries carefully, being careful not to break or mash the tender fruit.

2. 2

   Shake the pan till every berry is covered with sugar.

3. 3

   Set over a very low fire and, without stirring, let the sugar melt.

4. 4

   Increase the heat till fruit begins to boil.

5. 5

   Let boil briskly exactly 8 minutes.

6. 6

   Twice during this time stir very gently so that no fruit or sugar sticks to the bottom of the saucepan.

7. 7

   Take up at once into jelly glasses, and when cool cover with melted paraffin.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from The junior cook book (1920) by Clara Ingram Judson, page 19. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

STRAWBERRY JAM Pick over 1 quart of strawberries. Wash carefully, being careful not to break or mash the tender fruit. Measure and pour into a saucepan. Add an equal amount of sugar.

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