No-Cook Strawberry Jam - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    2 quarts fresh strawberries, hulled
    1/4 cup lemon juice
    1 (2 ounce) package dry pectin
    1 cup Karo light corn syrup
    4 1/2 cups sugar
Preparation
    In a blender or food processor finely chop strawberries.
    Measure 31/4 cups.
    I a 4-quart bowl combine measured fruit and lemon juice.
    Slowly add pectin stirring vigorously.
    Set aside 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
    Add corn syrup; stir until well combined.
    Gradually stir in sugar until dissolved.
    Ladle into 1/2 pint freezer jars or containers, leaving 1/2 inch head space; cover tightly.
    Refrigerate jams to be used in 2 to 3 weeks; freeze up to 1 year.
    Peach or Nectarine Jam: Omit strawberries.
    Peel and pit about 21/2 pounds ripe peaces or nectarines.
    Finely chop in blender or food processor.
    Measure 31/4 cups; continue as above.
    Apricot Jam: Omit strawberries.
    Peel and pit about 3 pounds ripe apricots.
    Finely chop in blender or food processor.
    Measure 31/4 cups; continue as above.
    Apricot raspberry jam: Omit strwaberries.
    Peel and pit 11/2 pounds ripe apricots.
    Finely chop in blender or food processor.
    Measure 2 cups.
    Fully crush about 1 to 2 pints ripe raspberries.
    Measure 11/2 cups.
    Combine with measured apricots; continue as above.
    Sweet Cherry Jam: Omit strawberries.
    Pit about 21/2 pounds ripe sweet cherries.
    Finely chop in blender or food processor.
    Measure 31/4 cups; continue as above.

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