Strawberry Preserves

Ingredients

• 2 quarts berries (3 lbs.)
• 6 cups sugar (3 lbs.)

Method

1. 1

   Cover the berries with boiling water for two minutes.

2. 2

   Drain quickly and add four cups of sugar.

3. 3

   Boil two minutes after the entire mass is bubbling.

4. 4

   Remove from the fire and after all bubbling has stopped, add two more cups of sugar and boil for five minutes.

5. 5

   Pour into shallow pans and let stand overnight.

6. 6

   Next morning pack the cold preserves into hot sterilized jars, process five minutes at simmering point and seal immediately.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Grange cook book and household guide (1940) by Bodenheimer, E. L. Mrs, page 26. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

STRAWBERRY PRESERVES 2 quarts berries (3 lbs.) 6 cups sugar (3 lbs.)

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