Yummy 3 Ingredient Strawberry Jam Recipe

It's summer time and we're hopefully starting our first strawberries this year!

I say hopefully because we purchased a pack of strawberry roots that were guaranteed to grow, and didn't. So I plucked several seeds from an actual strawberry and I hope they germinate soon.

I love this recipe so much that I hope we get to make this jam every year with our own strawberries!

This recipe is super simple. It's only 3 ingredients: strawberries, sugar, and lemon juice.

More specifically:
About 2 quarts strawberries
2 1/2 cups of sugar
1/2 cup lemon juice

I like to use strawberries that are super ripe - too mushy to eat, but not molding. I used 2 pint jars, and one half pint (jelly jar).

I washed my jars and put my lids and rings in a saucepan of soapy water. You want them hot, but not boiling. Once you get your lids going, you can start on the strawberries.

Remove the green stems and core the fruit. I also cut them open to make sure they're not starting to mold. This is a good time to harvest seeds as well.

Place your strawberries in a large pot. Once they're all cored, mash them with a potato masher. This will give you a nice chunky jam in the end.

Mix in your sugar and stir. Let this sit for about 2 hours.

Then slowly bring your goo to a boil, about on the medium setting. Once you've had it boiling a few minutes, turn up the heat to high, and boil about 5 minutes more.

Slowly add your half cup of lemon juice. It makes a fun hissing sound. :) Stir and boil 5 more minutes.

Now remove your pot from the heat, and spoon your jam into the jars, carefully.

Once they're full (leave an inch of room or so), wipe the neck very nicely so you get a good seal. Add your lids, then place your jars in water. Place your lid, and boil for about 10 minutes.

After 10 minutes, remove from heat, and set these aside to cool.

The smaller the jar, the sooner you hear the pop to know they've sealed. It can take 1-2 hours for the jelly jars, and longer as your sizes go up.

Enjoy your jam on toast, crumpets, english muffins, pancakes, and more!