Michigan
State University Extension
Preserving
Food Safely - 01600300
10/13/97
2 cups crushed strawberries or blackberries (about 1 quart
berries)
4 cups sugar
1 package powdered pectin
1 cup water
Sort and wash fully ripe berries. Drain. Remove caps
and stems; crush berries.
Place prepared berries in a large mixing bowl. Add sugar,
mix well and let stand for 20 minutes, stirring
occasionally.
Dissolve pectin in water and boil for 1 minute. Add pectin
solution to berry-and-sugar mixture; stir for 2 minutes.
Pour jam into freezer containers or canning jars, leaving
1/2 inch space at the top. Cover containers and let stand at
room temperature for 24 hours or until jam has set. Label
and freeze. Store up to 4 weeks in the refrigerator after
opening. Makes 5 or 6 half-pint jars.