Ingredients

• 2 quarts strawberries, hulled
• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 tablespoon grated lemon peel

Instructions

1. Mash 1 cup of the strawberries with a fork. Cut the remaining berries in half. Place in a large heavy pot with the sugar.

2. Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally, and then reduce the heat to medium. Simmer 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in the peel, remove from the heat and set aside to cool. Refrigerate.

Note: Since we are not using pectin, this jam will be thinner and less sweet than store-bought jams. The sugar in homemade jam should always be adjusted according to the sweetness of the fruit.