Strawberry Jam
From: Aunt Cecile, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
  • Strawberries
  • 1 cup [200 g] sugar per 1 cup [250 mL] fresh strawberries
  • Hot sterilized jars and covers
  • Hull and sort strawberries into a large bowl.
  • Measure then transfer stawberries into a large casserole, sprinkling each row with sugar.
  • Leave to rest overnight.
  • Leaving stawberry juices into cassetole, transfer drained strawberries, using a slotted spoon, into still hot sterilized jars.
  • Bring strawberry juice to a boil; leave to boil for 15 minutes, stirring so that it does not stick to the bottom of the casserole.
  • Fill strawberry jars with hot syrup; seal jars.