Ingredients:

  • 4 lbs fresh strawberries, hulled and crushed
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 5 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 box (57g) powdered fruit pectin

Instructions:

  1. Wash berries thoroughly, remove stems and hull them, then use a potato masher to crush them to the preferred consistency and stir in the lemon juice.
  2. Combine the crushed berries and pectin in a large heavy-bottomed pot and bring to a full rolling boil over high heat.
  3. Stir in the granulated sugar all at once and return to a rolling boil for exactly 1 to 2 minutes.
  4. Ladle the hot jam into pre-heated jars, leaving exactly 1/2 inch of headspace.
  5. Run a bubble remover tool around the inside of the jars to release trapped air, wipe rims clean, and secure the lids until fingertip-tight.
  6. Lower jars into a boiling water bath, ensuring water covers jars by 1 inch, and process for 10 minutes.
  7. Remove jars from the water bath and let them sit undisturbed for 24 hours to cool and seal.