Berry Good

I do LOVE a good strawberry!

And the more the merrier, I say!  With help from my two lovely daughters yesterday, we already have a dozen jars of jammy strawberry goodness for the pantry shelves, plus a wee bit more for our toast and tea today.  So good.  We made two batches.  This is the recipe we used:

Strawberry Jam

Yields: 6-7 (8 oz. jelly jars)

Directions:

Into a tall stainless-steel stockpot add:

8 cups crushed or sliced strawberries
2 cups granulated sugar

Combine in a small bowl and set aside:

1-1/2 T. agar agar powder
1 T. granulated sugar
1 teas. citric acid powder

Bring strawberries and sugar to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar.

Gradually sprinkle in the agar mixture a little at a time,
stirring constantly so it doesn’t lump.

Boil rapidly for 3 minutes--keep stirring!

Remove from heat and pour jam into hot sterilized jars.

Jam will be runny, but will set-up as it cools. 

If you are looking for a natural low-sugar alternative, try my recipe using xylitol.

Happy Summer!

 

 

Comments

[Christy]

Happy strawberry summer days! Thanks for the recipe.