How to Make Low Sugar Strawberry Jam

(. . .  Still working on the 

darn fun chair project--it's coming along.)

If you've never canned your

own jam you are really missing out!

It's so much yummier than the kind from the store

and I love producing my own food because

then I know exactly what's in it.

I especially love 

LOW SUGAR strawberry jam.

Because you can just taste the 

fruit more!

(This recipe uses 4 cups of sugar instead of 7 cups!)

And it's easy to make.

1. Start with clean glass jars & lids

(I boil mine just to be sure their really clean & air dry them).

2. Wash, cut the stems off, & cut up

a little over 4 lbs. strawberries.

(Yes, that is paint primer on my hands from the darn fun chair project.)

3. Mash the strawberries with a potato masher.

(But you still want it chunky--like this . . .)

 

4. Measure 4 cups of sugar and take out 1/4 a cup of the sugar.

Add the 1/4 cup of sugar to a box of Sure Jell (Low Sugar or

No Sugar) Pectin. Set the rest of the sugar aside for later.

5. Empty strawberries, pectin, and the 1/4 cup of sugar into a 

large pot. Cook on high temperature, stirring constantly until

mixture reaches a full rolling boil. (This is a boil that doesn't

stop bubbling when stirred).

6. Add the remainder of the sugar. Keep stirring and heat to

a rolling boil again. Cook (still stirring!) at a rolling boil

for one minute.

 

   7. Quickly ladle into jars. For each jar--put lid on tight,

& turn jar upside-down for a few minutes.

Then, turn jar right-side-up. (The instructions that

come with the pectin say to "process" the jars of jam,

but I don't. This has always worked for me. )

8. Wait a while, then make sure each jar is sealed by pushing on the

middle of the lid with your finger. If the lid bounces back 

& makes a popping sound, it didn't seal & that jam needs

to be refrigerated. But I've seldom ever had this happen.

Happy canning!

 

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