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| This batch was given away at Xmas... |
In the end I decided not to take the chance and make my strawberry jam using 1kg berries and 1kg of white sugar, plus a squeeze of lemon juice. I have plenty of glass jars, I've been collecting Craigs jam jars for a while now......
Although there are other ways to sterilize jam jars, I do it the old fashioned way by placing the jars and lids in a saucepan full of water. Bring this to a rolling boil for about 10 minutes. I also sterilize my jug and tongs in there too.
My Strawberry Jam Recipe:
1 kg of white sugar
1 kg of Strawberries
1 whole Lemon (squeeze to use juice)
Cooking time is approximately 45 minutes, but I just cook till the jam is a gel like consistency and the saucer test shows the jam forming a skin.
Tips:
When freezing strawberries hull them ready for jam making. You can do this with a knife and I did see somewhere you can use a straw to hull and remove the core (must try that myself).
Always sterilize anything that has contact with the jam making process.
Use a saucer to test a small spoonful of jam to see if it is ready.
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| I defrosted the strawberries, usually I cook them frozen for jam making. So I wasn't sure if this was going to work out...What if the jam didn't set? |
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| Who froze the strawberries with their stems still on? I used a strainer and knife to remove the greenery and core....not an easy job but I managed it. |
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| Sterilizing my jars and lids in a big pot and cooking the defrosted strawberries...I mashed them down with the potato masher while cooking |
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| 1 kg of white sugar to add to the 1 kg of cooked strawberries |
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| Bubble, bubble toil and trouble..... I hope this Strawberry Jam works out! |
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| Testing my jam to see if it is ready yet. I always look to see if it has formed a skin when I tip he saucer slightly... |
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| Using a small piece of butter to dissolve scum... You can scrape it off too with a spoon if you don't want to use butter |
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| Testing again just to make sure it has thickened |
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| I do make a mess when pouring my jam into the sterilized jam jars |
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| Just have to scrape the rest of the jam out... |
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| Put the left over jam in a dish to eat...YUM! It tastes so nice so much better than shop bought... |
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| Out of my 1kg of de-frosted strawberries I made four jars of jam with a tiny bit left over |
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| Testing again to see how thick my strawberry jam is.... |
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| Yes the jam was thick enough. When I tipped the heart dish the jam stayed against the side of the dish.... |
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