Strawberry Jelly

Total Time: 3 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 3 3/4 cups strawberry juice (4 to 4 and 1/2 quarts)
• 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
• 7 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon butter
• 2 (1 3/4 ounce) packages fruit pectin

Recipe

• 1 prepare strawberries-.
• 2 place three layers of damp cheesecloth or a jelly bag in a medeium glass bowl.
• 3 cap strawberries then crush.
• 4 pour prepared berries in the cheesecloth or jelly bag.
• 5 tie off cheesecloth and let hang over bowl for 3 hours, pressing gently if needed to get 3 and 3/4 cups juice.
• 6 prepare waterbath canner, jars, lids and rings.
• 7 in an 8 quart saucepan add strawberry and lemon juice together.
• 8 stir in lemon juice.
• 9 add butter.
• 10 bring to a full, rolling boil stirring constantly.
• 11 stir in pectin.
• 12 return to full boil.
• 13 boil 1 minute.
• 14 remove from heat and ladle into clean, hot sterile jars.
• 15 wipe rims, cap and seal.
• 16 process 5 minutes in a boiling water bath.
• 17 let stand on a rack or clean towel until cool-check seals.
• 18 makes about 8 half pints.