Strawberry Balsamic Jam - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 1/2 lbs strawberries
3 tablespoons lemon juice
3 cups sugar
3 tablespoons aged balsamic vinegar
5 teaspoons calcium water
4 teaspoons pectin

Preparation

Rinse the berries and remove their hulls, then roughly dice.
Measure the fruit into a 6 to 8 quart nonreactive pot and add lemon juice and the proper amount of calcium water; stir well.
Measure the sugar into a separate bowl adn thoroughly mix the proper amount of pectin powder into the sugar; set the mixture aside.
Bring the fruit to a boil over medium-high heat. If it starts to foam, skim off the top and discard.
Add the balsamic vinegar and return to a boil.
Pour the pectin-sugar mixture into the boiling jam stirring as you add; stir vigorously for 1-2 minutes until the sugar dissolves.
Return the fruit to a boil and remove from heat; skim off any foam.
Fill jars leaving 1\" head space.
Process for 6 minutes.