Making and Canning Strawberry Jam
Strawberry jam is easy to make at home.

Using the recipe below, mix the ingredients, slowly bring to a rapid boil and
stir often until it jells. Cover overnight and then return to high heat before
Canning Jam.
Ingredients per 1/2 pint (8 ounces) of jam:
  
Strawberries - hulled
 1/2 pound per 1/2 pint jam jar        
Pectin
 per manufacturer's instructions
Sugar
 1/2 cup for each 1/2 pint jam jar
Lemon juice
 1-1/2 tablespoons per 1/2 pint jar
Other ideas:
  1. May be made chunky by not chopping the berries, or smooth by lightly chopping the
    berries before adding them to the pot.
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