PrettyKitty

...I know you can get a recipe for this anywhere, but this is the one I used last weekend (I went strawberry picking and came back with £15 worth!!) to make some jam....

2kg strawberries, tops trimmed off
1kg sugar
juice and rind of two lemons

Throw it all in a big pan, heat slowly until the sugar has dissloved, stirring well. Then turn the heat up high and boil rapidly until you have reached setting point - you can tell this by putting a drop of the jam onto a saucer that has been in the fridge. Allow to cool for a moment, then push your finger through it. If the drop of jam 'wrinkles', it is ready. Pour into sterilised jars, seal tightly and store in a cool dark place.

This came out really well, and is YUMMY!!!!

Karenmay

Wow Mary you have been busy! I love the jam jars your using!....can I ask where you got them?

Karen xx

PrettyKitty

The jars are great, aren't they!? Karen they are a bargain from IKEA! £2.54 for four of them. The lids are plastic, not metal, but I don't think that matters as long as they seal tightly, which they do.

That recipe filled eight of them, with some left over that I used straightaway for a sponge cake.

crkathleen

Strawberry jam is my favorite! I've never made it before but one season I made poor mans strawberry jam. It was made with figs and strawberry jello. I've forgotten the recipe. :lol:

tlrnhi

I miss canning the fruits and veggies.

Loretta, Ball makes nice jars with self sealing lids. That's what I used to use when I did canning. Haven't done it in years. I'm not into canning mango or papaya.

PurplePassion

Oh Terry;
Mango jam sounds good!!

tlrnhi

Come on over! ALL the trees here are weighted down by them. You can pick them by the hundreds!

amma

Look at you pretty jam in those beautiful jars and you are having waaay to much fun in those fields picking berries!!!! I am drooling on my keyboard :shock: :roll: 8) 8) 8) I will have to give your recipe a go!!!

Karenmay

Thanks Mary...I think our nearest Ikea is Nottingham but I'm sure one of my gang will be going sometime in the near future. Ive given them all orders to pick me some up! I just love the shape of them!

Karen xx

jane65us

I love strawberry jam, my MIL got me hooked on Strawberry Freezer jam... get a box of pectin and follow the directions for freezer jam.. you will love it