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how to prepare strawberry jam /fresh homemade strawberry jam

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Total Time 20 minutes
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • Fresh strawberries - 3/4 cup chopped and made a rough puree
  • Granulated sugar - 1/2 cup
  • Lemon juice - 1-2 tsp

Method
 

  1. Wash strawberries dry them,remove green part and chop them.
  2. Make a rough puree of the fruit with chunks in it.
  3. Now heat a pan add both strawberries and sugar and let it boil.
  4. It liquidizes and cooks at one stage will become thick and glossy.
  5. Keep on stirring otherwise it may burn.
  6. switch off when the contents gels together.
  7. Add lemon juice and mix.
  8. Store in sterilized container.

Notes

Sterilize the jar you are storing with hot water before transferring the content.
If the content drops with a delay its the right consistency for a jam.
It can be preserved in fridge for some added days.