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Strawberries cultivated out of season often lack juiciness and sweetness; preserve the flavor of fresh berries year-round with this preparation.

5 cups fresh strawberries
4 cups sugar
1 1.75 oz. box pectin

1.Wash, hull, and slightly crush strawberries. Place in a bowl, stir in sugar, and set aside for 30 minutes.

2. Add pectin to 3⁄4 cup water in a small saucepan. Boil for 1 minute over high heat, stirring constantly, then stir into strawberries until sugar dissolves.

3. Pour mixture into sterilized jars with lids and fill to 1⁄2" from tops. Seal. Let stand at room temperature overnight to set. Keeps refrigerated for up to 3 weeks—or for up to 1 year in the freezer.

This recipe was first published in Saveur in Issue #6

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Member scaffnet's Review:
Cook your berries. Or don't. a strawberry farmer taught me that you can treat strawberries two ways: cook them well, or don't cook them at all. it's the in-between treatment that waters down a strawberry's flavor. my jam greatly improved when i simmered the berries in sugar for at least 30 minutes before adding pectin. so i do that (and add a squeeze of lemon too) and my jam is delicious. or i just macerate them with sugar and freeze them for fresh tasting berries in winter.
Member foodie's Review:
Grandma's Way my grandma's been doing it this way for a long time with positive results...yum!
Member the bee's Review:
strawberry jam never mind cooking the berries---it destroys any flavor they have. instead, on the pectin is a delicious recipe--not cooked--just mashed with sugar and pectin, let stand a while and i put them in cardboard 'jam containers, with lids'. i then keep in the fridge, or freeze. i've done this for 10 years and can taste fresh strawberries in the middle of winter.!!

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