Strawberry Jam

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Prep Time: 30 minutes
Processing Time: 25 minutes

Yield: 5 jars

Ingredients

5 cups mashed strawberries
7 cups sugar
1 package fruit pectin
3 T lemon juice
1 t butter (cuts down on the foaming)

Directions

Mash strawberries. Measure carefully. Put in pan w/pectin and butter. Bring to a boil that you cannot stir down. Add sugar. Bring back to a rolling boil. Boil 1 minute constantly stirring.

Put into sterile jars with sterile lids and rings. Place jars into already boiling water. Process pint jars for 10 - 15 minutes and 1/2 pint jars for 5 to 10 minutes. Let sit until completely cool.