Old Fashioned Strawberry Jam
By: Kevin Tu
Published: Friday, December 10, 2010 - 1:02am

Ingredients




5 punnets fresh strawberries, hulled
2 cups sugar

Preparation

1 Place the hulled strawberries in heavy large saucepan and mash coarsely. Cook the strawberries over a medium heat until the mixture is beginning to thicken, stirring frequently, about 6 minutes. 2 Reduce the heat to low. Add 2 cups sugar and stir until the sugar has dissolved. Increase the heat to medium and boil gently until the mixture thickens and mounds on spoon, stirring frequently, about 20 minutes. 3 Remove the saucepan from the heat. Cool. 4 (Preserves can be prepared 1 week ahead. Refrigerate in an airtight container.)