Sweet Strawberry Jam

Ingredients

1 1/2 cup strawberries, chopped
2 cups white sugar
2 tablespoons water

Directions

1. Combine all ingredients in a sauce pan over medium heat.
2. Stir regularly as mixture begins to boil and foam. Allow to boil, stirring periodically, for approximately 15 minutes.
3. Remove from heat.
4. For chunkier preserves, mash the mixture with a potato masher. for smoother preserves, blend with a stick blender.
5. Allow to cool in container on counter before putting in the refrigerator or freezer. As preserves cool they will thicken into more of a jam or jelly texture than they initially appear when first removed from heat.

Tips

This will keep for several weeks in the refrigerator or for up to 6 months in the freezer. To use frozen preserves, simply remove from freezer and allow to defrost. Then, store in the refrigerator while using.

You can use up to a cup less sugar if you want less sweet and more tart jam, but I notice it can take longer to set up. I've also had success doing this with a mix of strawberries, raspberries, and blackberries.