STRAWBERRY JELLY AND JAM
SPARKLING STRAWBERRY JELLY
(also see [page 8])
4 cups (2 lbs.) berry juice
7½ cups (3¼ lbs.) sugar
1 bottle Certo
To prepare juice, place 5 quarts uncrushed strawberries in kettle. Add ½ cup sugar and mix. This sugar is in addition to 7½ cups specified above. Cover kettle and heat gently until juice starts to flow, then bring just to the simmering point. Place in colander or sieve lined with double layer of cheesecloth. Drain 4 cups juice. (Use remaining fruit for Whole Strawberry Jam below.) Measure sugar and juice into large saucepan and mix. Bring to a boil over hottest fire and at once add Certo, stirring constantly. Then bring to a full rolling boil and boil hard ½ minute. Remove from fire, skim, pour quickly. Paraffin at once. Makes about 11 glasses (6 fluid ounces each).
WHOLE STRAWBERRY JAM
(also see [page 19])
4 cups (2 lbs.) strawberries
7 cups (3 lbs.) sugar
½ bottle Certo
To prepare fruit, use strawberries remaining from Sparkling Jelly above. Measure sugar and strawberries into large kettle, filling up last cup with the excess juice, if necessary. Mix well and bring to a full rolling boil over hottest fire. Stir constantly before and while boiling. Boil hard 1 minute. Remove from fire and stir in Certo. Stir and skim for 5 minutes. Pour quickly. Paraffin at once. Makes about 10 glasses (6 fluid ounces each).