Strawberry Orange Jam

Photo: flickr user psd

Ingredients

1 1/2 pts. strawberries

1 tablespoon grated orange rind

1/4 cup chopped orange sections (1 med. orange)

4 cups sugar

2 tablespoons lemon juice

1 pkg. Certo fruit pectin

Preparation

Steam and crush strawberries. Combine 1 1/2 cups berries with orange rind and sections. Stir in sugar; let stand 10 minutes. Mix lemon juice and fruit pectin. Add to fruit; stir 3 minutes. Ladle at once into containers; cover. Let stand 24 hours, then refrigerate up to 3 weeks or store in freezer. Makes 5 cups.

Use containers, one pint or less, with tight lids. Wash and scald or use dishwasher with very hot water.