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How to make your own strawberry jam

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Nothing beats homemade jam and it’s one of the most common things most people use. The best thing is, anyone can make their own strawberry jam. It’s easy! Save yourself some money, some calories and spend some quality time with the family and go make some jam! It doesn’t take all day, just a few hours.

First thing you will need is the strawberries. Ideally you have the ability to grow them at home, but if you don’t go to a farmers market and pick up some. Worst case, go to the grocery store and buy them there. Again, you don’t have to do everything, do what you can, anything you can cut out is better for you in the long run.

Take about six cups of strawberries. Remove the hulls and wash them thoroughly. From there, they need to be mashed up. I use my food processor to blend them up until they are nice and mashed.

From here, you need to blend with your other ingredients, sugar and pectin in a sauce pan. Usually it’s about 6 cups of sugar and the amount of pectin depends on the type you bought so be sure to read the directions on the box.

Now time to heat it up. Turn the stove to medium heat and be sure to stir often. After about five to ten minutes the mix should be boiling. After you have made sure everything has stirred in well and has been at a boil for atleast five minutes, remove the sauce pan from heat.

Use a ladle and remove the foam from the top. It is not needed. Now, test the mixture with a spoon. Does it seem thick enough? Is it the right texture? If not, no worries, put it back on the stove and boil it for another minute or two and retest.

Once you are happy, let it sit for five minutes and then you’re done! Congrats, you have made your own strawberry jam. Homemade strawberry jam is not only great tasting at home, but a nice gift for friends!

This also goes great if you make your own peanut butter!