Homemade Strawberry Jam Recipe
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Ingredients
  • 2 Cups of Sugar
  • 1 pound of strawberries
  • Juice from half a small lemon
  • Small plate
Instructions
  1. Place plate in the freezer
  2. Wash and take off the steams of the strawberries and mash with a potato masher
  3. add in lemon juice and mix
  4. Combine strawberry mixture with sugar in a large pot
  5. Heat should be medium low -- keep mixing till all the sugar is combined
  6. Raise the heat to high till the mixture is at a roaring boil --- you want to heat it for a 10 minutes -- keep stiring
  7. At the end of 10 minutes, the mixture is still runny --- do not worry. Take the plate and pour about 1 teaspoon on the plate -- run your finger through the middle of the jam and draw a line -- if it remains clear --- yay the jam is done ... if not keep cooking for 5 more minutes -- keep testing until it passes
  8. Take off heat and let the jam cool completely and bottle in a sterilized jar.
Recipe by Budget Savvy Diva at https://www.budgetsavvydiva.com/2013/04/homemade-strawberry-jam-recipe/