Fresh Strawberry Jam recipe (pectin free)
June 8th, 2007 by Mollie
This is a super easy recipe, but does take a bit of time, therefore perfect for a Saturday or Sunday afternoon.
2 cups of strawberries
3-4 tbsp of sugar
1-2 tsp lime juice
Chop the strawberries fine.
Mix them with the sugar in a pan and cook over low heat. (Start with a small amount of sugar and add more to taste.)
Stir the mixture often while mashing the strawberries with the back of the ladle. If you prefer your jam smooth instead of chunky (like me) after the strawberries have started to soften and break down pour the mixture into a blender. Blend to desired consistency and then pour back into pan and continue cooking over low heat.
Keep an eye on it to make sure it doesn’t burn and stir frequently (and don’t get impatient and turn the heat up, IT WILL BURN). At this point it is best to put the kettle or coffee pot on, grab a book, and cozy up in the kitchen. It takes a while for it to thicken and needs to be kept an eye on and stirred. Because there is no pectin in this recipe it will never become jelly-like.
Once the mixture is to its desired thickness take it of the heat and let cool.
Add some lime juice to taste.
Put the jam in a sterilized bottle. To sterilize a glass bottle and lid put it in boiling water for a few minutes and then fill it with the jam right away.
Store your lovely jam in the fridge and enjoy frequently!
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June 21st, 2007 at 3:53 pm
I appreciate the awesome pictures to go a long with the recipe. I will try this within the next few days. Being a new organic shopper I am trying to do more and more myself to improve my health. Thank you.
July 12th, 2007 at 2:06 pm
Katie,
Oh thank you! I hope you like it.
I am so glad that you are beginning to buy organic. It is so great and it will be so much better for you health.
Thank you for taking the time to read this!
-Mollie
August 30th, 2007 at 6:41 pm
i have been lookin for a organic jam recipe and am anxious to try this but with plums…thank you
September 3rd, 2007 at 12:31 am
Strawberry is my favourite berry. Any dishes with it will become just excellent!
April 22nd, 2008 at 4:36 pm
I love your recipe, it is excellent,I am trying one with pectin to, so i can see the one i like best, but as I am all organic, i am sure your recipe is the best. thank’s
May 28th, 2008 at 12:51 am
i hope to use this recipe now!
June 19th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
Just looking for strawberry jam recipe, and thought I’d share this finding from the web for homemade pectin: http://www.wildflowers-and-weeds.com/The_Forager/pectin.htm
So as long as you can get yourself some organic apples, you can make yourself some organic pectin.
August 19th, 2008 at 9:04 am
I just made some strawberry jam without pectin also. The only difference is I made mine with big chunky strawberries, like this:
http://www.ecojoes.com/simple-easy-homemade-strawberry-jam-recipe/
Next time I might blend them up and see if it’s any better. Thanks for the idea!
September 24th, 2008 at 10:00 pm
how long can you store the jelly after it is made?
September 29th, 2008 at 9:17 am
The jam needs to be refrigerated, I haven’t had any around longer than a few weeks. I’m not sure how long it would safely last.
If you used more conventional canning methods you probably could store them outside the fridge. That would require some citric acid to make sure there were not bacteria in the jam.
June 2nd, 2009 at 11:30 am
Can this recipe be frozen?