Strawberry Jam - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 qt. ripe strawberries (stemmed and halved)
10 c. sugar
1/2 c. lemon juice

Preparation

Mix the berries with sugar. Let stand overnight. Cook over low heat until the sugar dissolves. Then turn up the heat and cook fast for 20 minutes, skimming off foam while cooking. Add the lemon juice and mix. Turn the heat to low and let simmer for 20 minutes more. Store in sterilized jars, following general canning procedures.