Strawberry Jam, Thyme and Vanilla

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This recipe was entered in The Foodista Best of Food Blogs Cookbook contest, a compilation of the world’s best food blogs which was published in Fall 2010.

Photo: S Margarida

Ingredients

1 1/2 kilograms little ripe strawberries (I used 800gr)

1 1/2 kilograms of white sugar (I used 700gr)

1 vanilla pod

lemon thyme to taste

juice of 2 lemons (I used 1 large lemon)

Preparation

Cut strawberries in thick slices, place them in a bowl, drizzle with the juice of 2 lemons and sugar.

Carefully wrap and tape with transparent paper.

Leave to rest for one day to another.

Pour the fruit mixture in a saucepan on very low heat and simmer for 5 minutes.

Remove any foam that has formed and incorporate the seeds of the vanilla bean, and the thyme leaves and stir well.

Let cool for a few minutes and pour into glass jars.

Tightly seal.

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Red is passion and anger. Is blood and life. Is strawberry and redcurrant. Is ink and paper. Is color and pigment. Is tomato and beet. Is fire and earth. Is strength and virility. Is feminine and masculine. Is soup and jam. And it is the theme of the day in the challenge of Color Day.

The possibility of creating around the scarlet are immense and I believe that a thousand and one ideas have crossed the mind of all those currently participating in the challenge. I was not the exception but the choice fell on a jam I went to try since I saw her. The choice was perfect and so I leave my mark on Red Day