Excitement
and expectations crumbled down after I tasted the strawberry we bought from
Aeon grocery. It was way too sour! I felt I became a facial contortionist for a
minute. Jack was really amused when he
saw my face and asked "that sour?!".
No need for words, his face revealed it all. There has to be a workaround. I can't simply throw my RM6.50 away, no way!
Glad
I found this recipe. The simplest one
and truly delivered the expected result I so wanted. I diced my strawberries into really small
pieces and I was able to get a cup and 1/4.
I had adjusted the recipe with my resources. I used 1 cup of brown sugar and 1/4 white
sugar. I mashed the diced strawberries
with a fork and surprise! They are not
that tender so let fire do the rest. And
here is the recipe which I am so happy to share.
Ingredients
2 pounds fresh strawberries, hulled
4 cups white sugar
1/4 cup lemon juice
Directions
1. In a
wide bowl, crush strawberries in batches until you have 4 cups of mashed berry.
In a heavy bottomed saucepan, mix together the strawberries, sugar, and lemon
juice. Stir over low heat until the sugar is dissolved. Increase heat to high,
and bring the mixture to a full rolling boil. Boil, stirring often, until the
mixture reaches 220 degrees F (105 degrees C). Transfer to hot sterile jars,
leaving 1/4 to 1/2 inch headspace, and seal. Process in a water bath. If the jam
is going to be eaten right away, don't bother with processing, and just
refrigerate.
Footnotes
To test for jelling
Place three plates in
a freezer... after about 10 minutes of boiling place a tsp
of the liquid of the jam onto the cold
plate. Return to freezer for a minute.
Run your finger through the jam on the
plate... if it doesn't try to run back
together (if you can make a line through
it with your finger) it's ready to be
canned!
Verdict: Love it!
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I
have used it in my:
- whole wheat sandwich
- pancake as topper
and filling
- salty crackers as
topping and topped with crushed walnuts or almonds
- as an additional
sauce to my secret recipe sauce when cooking the chicken and cold cuts for the wraps
- and simply eating
the jam as it is
Don't
let any sour pipz or sour event bring you down today. There's always a workaround.
Have
a Fun and Fab Friday!
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