Canned Raspberries - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 cups water
1 - 4 3/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 - 3 lbs berries

Preparation

Use 1 cup sugar for VERY LIGHT SYRUP; 2 cups sugar for LIGHT SYRUP; 3 cups sugar for MEDIUM SYRUP; 4 3/4 cups sugar for HEAVY SYRUP.
Boil sugar& water together for 5 minutes& skim, if necessary; keep hot but not boiling.
Wash fruit, drain& fill hot steile jars, leaving 1/2 inch headspace.
Bring syrup to a full boil& cover berries with syrup, leaving 1/2 inch headspace.
Remove any trapped air bubbles (I use a chopstick to do this)& adjust lids.
Process in a boiling water bath, 10 minutes for pints or 15 minutes for quarts.