No-Cook Freezer Strawberry Jam
By: Kevin Tu
Published: Friday, December 10, 2010 - 1:02am

Ingredients




2 cups crushed strawberries, remove stems before crushing
4 cups sugar
3/4 cup water
1 box fruit pectin

Preparation

1 Rinse clean plastic containers and lids with boiling water. 2 Place fruit into a large bowl. 3 Measure sugar into separate bowl. (Scrape extra sugar off cup to level for exact measure). 4 Stir sugar into fruit. Set aside for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. 5 Mix water and fruit pectin in small sauce pan. (It may be lumpy before cooking.) Bring mixture to boil over high heat, stirring constantly. 6 Continue boiling and stirring for 1 minute. 7 Stir hot fruit pectin mixture into fruit mixture. Stir constantly for 3 minutes. (A few sugar crystals may remain.) 8 Fill all containers to within 1/2" of tops. Wipe off top edges of containers; quickly cover with lids. Let stand at room temperature for 24 hours, then place in freezer. After opening, store in refrigerator. 9 Makes 4 cups.