Easy Homemade Strawberry Jam

Ingredients

2 cups mashed strawberries (about 1 qt)

1 package (1 ¾ oz) fruit pectin

4 cups sugar

¾ cup water

Directions

Stir strawberries and sugar together, mixing thoroughly. Set aside.

Stir pectin and water in saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Boil 1 minute.

Stir mixtures together until sugar is COMPLETELY DISSOLVED AND NO LONGER GRAINY. Pour into canisters. Cover. Let stand overnight. Store in freezye until opened. After opening, store in refrigerator. Makes 4 (8oz) containers.

Important: to insure that jam sets properly, measure sugar exactly and do not reduce amount.