Strawberry Jam
When making strawberry jam, lemon juice must be added, as strawberries have low natural pectin content.
Ingredients
strawberries
1 lb (480 g)
sugar
12 oz (360 g)
lemon juice (may substitute 1 teaspoon cream of tartar or 2 oz red currant juice)
juice of half a lemon
Instructions
1
Preparation
Halve the strawberries; this helps extract their limited pectin.
2
Simmering
Add the lemon juice and simmer over low heat.
3
Adding sugar
Add the sugar and bring to a rapid boil until the gel point is reached.
