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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 0 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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Ingredients:
1 1/2 quarts strawberries |
5 cups sugar |
1/3 cup lemon juice |
Directions:
1. Wash and hull strawberries. Combine strawberries and sugar in a large Dutch oven; stir gently to avoid bruising berries; let stand 3 to 4 hours.
2. Slowly bring strawberry mixture to a boil, stirring occasionally until sugar dissolves. Stir in lemon juice. Boil 12 minutes or until berries are clear, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat, and skim off foam with a metal spoon.
3. Carefully remove fruit from syrup with a slotted spoon, and place in a shallow pan. Bring syrup to a boil; cook about 10 minutes or until syrup has thickened to desired consistency. Pour syrup over fruit. Let stand, uncovered, 12 to 24 hours in a cool place. Shake pan occasionally (do not stir) to allow berries to absorb syrup and remain plump and whole. Skim off foam.
4. Ladle preserves into hot sterilized jars, leaving 1/4-inch headspace; cover at once with metal lids, and screw bands tight. Process in boiling-water bath 20 minutes.
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