Strawberry jam

Ingredients Strawberries: 1 ½ kg Sugar: 4 cups Citric acid 1 tsp Method Remove the stalks and wash the strawberries. Put the fruit in a heavy pan and stir till it boils. Mash, add sugar and lemon juice. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Remove the scum. Boil rapidly till it sets when tested. Cool and pour into clean and dry jars. Seal with wax and close the lid tightly. The Hindu April 16 2009