Old Fashioned Whole Berry Preserves
Old Fashioned Whole Berry Preserves This recipe comes from Rudd’s Farm, in Greensboro, NC (www.ruddfarm.com). 6 cups fresh small fully ripe whole strawberries,washed and hulled Boiling water to cover strawberries 1/2 cup lemon juice 6 cups sugar, divided In a large saucepan, cover berries with boiling water; let stand 3 minutes to soften. Drain water...
Traditional Strawberry Jam
Traditional Strawberry Jam (cooked) 5 cups crushed berries (start with 2 qts. whole berries) 7 cups sugar 1 box powdered fruit pectin Stir powdered pectin into the berries. Bring berries and pectin to a boil and add sugar all at once. Again, bring the mixture to a boil for one minute, stirring constantly. Remove from...
Jean’s Strawberry Jam
Jean’s Strawberry Jam This recipe for a cooked freezer jam, from Jean Copeland of Jean’s Berry Patch in Apex, NC, uses no pectin products. 4 cups strawberries, hulled 4 cups sugar 2 Tbsp. lemon juice Mix the berries and 2 cups of the sugar in a large sauce pan. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil...
Strawberry Jam advice
Strawberry Jam advice From The Vollmer Farm, in Bunn, NC: People always ask about jam recipes, and although we’d love to elaborate on an age-old, handed-down family recipe, we can’t. Everyone we know uses the recipes on the inside of the Sure-Jell box. We can, however, give you a few critical tips: You can use...
Sugarless Strawberry Freezer Jam
Good for diabetics. 1 1/2 tsp. unflavored gelatin 1 1/2 Tbsp. cold water 3 cups washed and hulled fresh strawberries, mashed 1 1/2 Tbsp. liquid sweetener 1/4 tsp. ascorbic acid powder Red food coloring if desired In a cup, soften gelatin with water and set aside. Combine mashed strawberries and sweetener in a medium saucepan....
Freezer Strawberry Jam
(a standard recipe, from many sources) 2 cups washed, crushed strawberries (start with about 1 qt whole berries) 4 cups sugar 3/4 cup water 1 box powdered fruit pectin (1 3/4 oz.) Place crushed berries into a large bowl. Add the sugar to the fruit, mix well, and let stand for 10 minutes. Mix water...