Old Fashioned Strawberry Preserves/jam

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 3 (1 pint) baskets fresh strawberries, hulled
• 1 1/2-2 cups sugar
• 1 -2 teaspoon lemon juice

Recipe

• 1 in a bowl coarsley mash the strawberries using a potato masher or fork, then place into saucepan.
• 2 cook the strawberries over medium heat stirring until beginning to thicken (about 6 minutes).
• 3 reduce the heat to low, add in sugar and lemon juice.
• 4 increase the heat to medium and simmer gently until the mixture thickenes and mounds on the spoon (about 20 minutes) stirring frequently.
• 5 remove saucepan from heat cool just slightly, then place in refrigerator for rapid jelling.
• 6 the preserves will thicken more while chilling and will keep for 1 week in refrigerator if tightly sealed (or after cooled completely the preserves may be frozen in plastic containers if desired).