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February 13, 2009

Strawberry Preserves

Last week I made my first batch of strawberry preserves. It was super easy and frugal too. I had some extra strawberries - more than we could eat. So I looked up a recipe (see below). Plus you’re doing the landfills a favor but reusing your own canning jars.

Ingredients

  • 2 Cups of crushed berries (about 2 pints)
  • 4 Cups sugar
  • 1/3 Cup of lemon juice

Directions

  1. Mash/Crush Strawberries but hand or I roughly pulsed them in my food proecessor.
  2. Pour Strawberries and lemon juice into a large pan.
  3. Bring to a boil for 1 minute (stir frequently).
  4. Add in sugar all at once.
  5. Bring to a vigorous boil and keep at a vigorous boil for 10 to 20 minutes (stirring frequently).
  6. After about 10 minutes begin testing the viscosity by putting a small amount on a plate and tilting the plate. Once the drips slows it should be done.
  7. Let sit for 24 hours.

Storage

  1. Sterilize 8 1/2-pint jars and keep hot. (I haven’t actually canned this so it may not fill all 8 jars)
  2. Bring the strawberry mixture to a boil over high heat and ladle into the hot jars, leaving 1/4 inch headspace (or whatever your jar instructions state).
  3. Securely cap each jar and process using the boiling-water canning method for 10 minutes.
  4. Store in a cool, dark pantry for up to 1 year.

Cost

My cost analysis:

  • Strawberries: I bought by the flat which is about 12 pints. ($2 for 2 pints)
  • Sugar - ($.38 for 4 cups)
  • Lemon Juice ($.50)

Makes about eight 8 ounce jars. Cost per jar is about $.36 to $.48 per jar depending on whether you get 6 or 8 jars. This recipe is a bit cheaper than other jellys because there is no pectin.

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