One of the popular way of fruits preserving is by making a fruit jam. The preparation of fruit preserves traditionally involves the use of pectin as a gelling agent, although sugar or honey may be used as well.
Making Strawberry Jam is really quite easy and you need only a few ingredients, but the end result is so much better than the bottled ones you get at stores. A perfect sandwich spread that will sure a hit in your breakfast table.
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 kg Strawberries
- 4 cups Sugar (Cheeni)
- 1 tsp citric acid
- Paraffin wax to seal the jars
Procedure:
- Remove the stalks and wash the strawberries.
- Put the fruit in a heavy pan and stir till it boils, mash, and add sugar and lemon juice.
- Stir until sugar is dissolved.
- Remove the scum.
- Boil rapidly till it sets when tested.
- Cool, pour into clean and dry jars.
- Seal with wax and close the lid tightly.