How to Make Homemade Strawberry Jelly

Crushed strawberries are the main ingredient in strawberry jelly

Strawberry jelly is available in most grocery stores, but a homemade version can be something you can call your own. The jelly should turn out like the commercial kind, but the strawberry taste can be stronger or milder based on your own preference.

Things You'll Need

• 2 lbs.strawberries
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 4 cups sugar
• Mixing bowl
• Glass containers
• Wood stir stick
• Spoon

Instructions

1. Smash the strawberries vigorously with the end of the spoon until only the juice remains.

2. Mix the juice with 2 cups of sugar and 1/4 cup of lemon juice. Cook this mixture on low heat the sugar dissolves. Turn up the heat to high and bring the mix to a boil.

3. Stir the boiling mixture continuously for 5 minutes. Add the remaining sugar and boil the jelly for another 5 minutes.

4. Transfer the mix to jars and seal them. Refrigerate any jelly that will be used within a month, and freeze the rest.

References

• Cooks: Strawberry Jelly