Homemade Strawberry Jam

Ingredients

• 700 g strawberries
• 700 g jam sugar
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• Medium saucepan
• Wooden spoon (or similar)
• Sugar thermometer - you can still make jam without one (I've added some extra tips below to tell you what to do)
• Jars
• Jam Funnel - not essential but it's much easier to get the jam into the jars without getting sticky if you have one

Instructions

1. 1

   Place a medium-sized saucepan over a low heat and once the pan is hot add the strawberries (700g). Fry for a couple of minutes, stirring regularly, and then add the jam sugar (700g) and lemon juice (2 tsp).

2. 2

   Stir all of the ingredients together. Continue stirring until all of the sugar has dissolved - you can tell if the sugar has dissolved by dipping a spoon in and looking at the back to see if any grains have stuck to it.

3. 3

   Once all of the sugar has dissolved, turn up the heat to medium/high. Let the jam bubble until it reaches 105ºC - make sure you move your thermometer around a bit to ensure it's all at the right temperature.

4. 4

   Once your jam has reached 105ºC pour it into sterilised jars (if using) and leave to set.