Homemade strawberry jam
- Mary Cadogan
Save recipe
Makes about 3kg/6½ lb
More effort
Cook: 1 hr - 1 hr and 20 mins
Plus optional overnight standing
A star rating of 4.3 out of 5.22 ratingsRate
loading...
Make a jam with British strawberries for the ultimate flavour
Ad
Skip to ingredients
Alternatives
Complete the dish
Loading...
Ingredients
Nutrition
Units:
MetricUS
-
1.8kg small whole strawberries
-
juice of 3 lemons
-
1.84kg jam
sugar (not to be confused with preserving sugar)
-
knob of butter
Keep the screen awake with cook mode on the Good Food app.
Nutrition: per tablespoon
-
kcal39
-
fat1g
-
saturates0g
-
carbs10g
-
sugars10g
-
fibre1g
-
protein1g
-
salt0g
low
Ad
Method
-
step 1
Wash, drain and hull the fruit and put in a large non-metallic bowl. Sprinkle over the lemon juice and sugar, gently mix. Cover with a tea towel and leave overnight. (This helps keep the strawberries whole.)
-
step 2
Put a saucer in the freezer. Tip the fruit and juice into a preserving pan or a 4.5 litre/8 pint heavybased pan. Heat gently, stirring, to dissolve the sugar. Do not boil until it has.
-
step 3
Turn up the heat, then boil hard for exactly 4 minutes (use a timer). Take off the heat to test for setting point. Spoon a little jam onto the cold saucer. After a couple of minutes gently push your finger through the jam and if the surface wrinkles it is ready. If not, return to the boil for 2 minutes, then re-test.
-
step 4
Take off the heat and swirl in the butter. If the scum doesn’t dissolve, skim with a slotted spoon. Cool for 10-15 minutes. (Pot when too hot and all the fruit rises to the top.)
-
step 5
Stir gently to distribute the fruit, then pour into warm sterilised jars. Put waxed discs on straight away, cover with lids or cellophane circles, then seal, label and wipe the jars. Keeps for 6 months in a cool dry cupboard.
RECIPE TIPS
OUR DOWNLOADABLE LABELS
Download our printable preserves labels – perfect for writing cook’s notes and gift messages. You can find them here.
Recipe from Good Food magazine, June 2002
Ad
Comments, questions and tips
Rate this recipe
What is your star rating out of 5?1 star out of 52 stars out of 53 stars out of 54 stars out of 55 stars out of 5
Choose the type of message you'd like to post
Choose the type of message you'd like to post
CommentQuestionTip
Overall rating
A star rating of 4.3 out of 5.22 ratings
Ad
Ad
Get 3 months of Good Food All Access
Get 3 months of Good Food All Access for just £6. Find triple-tested recipes that take the stress out of deciding what to cook, spend less time planning, and more time enjoying the season.
Loading...
Ad
Loading...
Loading...