Strawberry Jam
Ingredients
Directions
Remove the stems from the strawberries and weigh them.
Boil the strawberries for 35 minutes, stirring constantly.
Add 8 ounces of sugar for every pound of fruit and mix well off the heat.
Boil the mixture quickly for another 25 minutes.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
Explore the science
What each ingredient does
- Strawberries
- Provide the fruit base, flavor, and natural pectin that helps the jam thicken.
- Granulated sugar
- Sweetens the jam, helps it set into a gel, and preserves it.
The step that matters
Boil the mixture quickly for another 25 minutes. The sugar must be fully dissolved and the mixture must reach a hard, rolling boil so the pectin and sugar can form a gel. Too little boiling leaves the jam runny, while overcooking can darken and stiffen it.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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