Recipe - Cooked Strawberry Jam

3 qt Strawberries
One fourth cup Lemon juice
2 ounce Powdered pectin
8 One half cup Sugar
One fourth teaspoon Butter

1. Wash, hull and halve berries. Crush one layer at a time and measure 5
Three fourths cup into a 6quart kettle. Stir in lemon juice. Add pkg of pectin and
stir thoroughly to dissolve. This will take several minutes. Stir down
sides of pan and crush any remaining lumps of pectin.

2. Place pan on high heat. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly to
prevent scorching.

3. Add sugar gradually, then butter, mixing well. Continue stirring and
bring to a full rolling boil (a boil that cannot be stirred down). Boil
hard exactly 4 minutes, stirring constantly to prevent scorching.

4. Remove jam from heat. Skim foam from top.

5. Pour into hot, sterilized jars, wipe top and threads of jar. Apply hot
lid and screw band. Twist screw band down tight. Process in boiling water
bath 5 minutes. Start counting time when water comes to a boil.

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