The seller at the farmer's market was very generous and handed me a pile at a great price. Since they were beautifully ripe , i knew i couldn't keep them for long. Hence decided to make some jam!
All you will need is ...
Ripe strawberries
Brown sugar (white works too)
Lemon
Step one
Scope out the strawberry stem in a conical shape with a knife to remove the hard portion just beneath the stem. If they are too hard on the top , just cut the complete hard portion out.
Step two
Mash away....
This is the most fun part. If you have kids at home , give them a bowl full and ask them to mash it with their hands. Trust me the mess will be worth it. i had great fun with it myself.
since i like my jam lumpy with pieces of fruit , i keep the above consistency. You are free to mash it more or experiment with a small quantity and decide how you like it
Step three:
Now measure the puree in a bowl. If you have 2 full bowls of puree add one fourth cup of lemon juice and three fourth cup of sugar. If making for kids add one whole bowl of sugar to one bowl puree as they like it sweet. add all of this together in a sauce pan
Boil on a slow flame till the sugar melts and then boil on a high flame stirring it regularly. Now you need to decide the consistency of the jam. I like mine a bit flowly as the bread absorbs it well. Once the jam has thickened stop the flame and allow it to cool down . Remember the jam will be much thicker when it has cooled down than what it is now.
Step four :
Pour it in a clean and dry glass jar and refrigerate. I don't know how long this lasts as i have always finished mine within a fortnight. Spread on fresh bread, warm chapatis (flat bread) , dip crackers in it , pour on vanilla ice cream or simply scoop out a big spoon and enjoy it as dessert.
Look at the deep, red colour and its all natural . No colour, no preservative and so much fun!
Note : The texture is different from the store bought jam as this is all natural. The taste however is much better and the guilt , far far less. Make a small batch and then once you know how you like it exactly, tweak the recipe to your taste.
All you will need is ...
Ripe strawberries
Brown sugar (white works too)
Lemon
Step one
Scope out the strawberry stem in a conical shape with a knife to remove the hard portion just beneath the stem. If they are too hard on the top , just cut the complete hard portion out.
Step two
Mash away....
This is the most fun part. If you have kids at home , give them a bowl full and ask them to mash it with their hands. Trust me the mess will be worth it. i had great fun with it myself.
since i like my jam lumpy with pieces of fruit , i keep the above consistency. You are free to mash it more or experiment with a small quantity and decide how you like it
Step three:
Now measure the puree in a bowl. If you have 2 full bowls of puree add one fourth cup of lemon juice and three fourth cup of sugar. If making for kids add one whole bowl of sugar to one bowl puree as they like it sweet. add all of this together in a sauce pan
Boil on a slow flame till the sugar melts and then boil on a high flame stirring it regularly. Now you need to decide the consistency of the jam. I like mine a bit flowly as the bread absorbs it well. Once the jam has thickened stop the flame and allow it to cool down . Remember the jam will be much thicker when it has cooled down than what it is now.
Step four :
Pour it in a clean and dry glass jar and refrigerate. I don't know how long this lasts as i have always finished mine within a fortnight. Spread on fresh bread, warm chapatis (flat bread) , dip crackers in it , pour on vanilla ice cream or simply scoop out a big spoon and enjoy it as dessert.
Look at the deep, red colour and its all natural . No colour, no preservative and so much fun!
Note : The texture is different from the store bought jam as this is all natural. The taste however is much better and the guilt , far far less. Make a small batch and then once you know how you like it exactly, tweak the recipe to your taste.
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