Strawberry Refrigerator Jam

berries in jars

 I love summer!  Especially when my strawberry plants start producing.  I like to make refrigerator jam with the berries because it's a quick and effective method of processing them (especially if we don't eat them quick enough).  There's lots of recipes on the internet but the basic idea is sugar with berries and maybe some lemon for tartness.  I made my jam with approximately 4 cups of berries with 1.25 cups of sugar.  I don't really have a good ratio for the berries to sugar, so I go with the taste.  

my berry patch

How to make the jam:

pick berries

clean berries

sugar the berries

mash the berries

stir the berries occasionally

heat the berries to low boil (approximately 15-20 mins)

jar the berries

place the berries in the fridge.

rinsing the berries

a strawberry

 

                                                        

adding sugar

mash the berries

boiling berries

I hope you get the chance to try this!  Enjoy!  

~Katie