Best Old Fashioned Strawberry Jam Recipes

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OLD FASHIONED STRAWBERRY PRESERVES/JAM



Old Fashioned Strawberry Preserves/Jam image

A simple easy preserve recipe that may be successfuly frozen, I freeze large quantities in plastic containers when berry season come around, it makes a lovely spread for toast, scones or waffles --- this also works well using fresh blueberries or raspberries :) --- 2 cups of sugar will give you a very sweet taste if you prefer a preserve that is not too sweet then use 1-1/2 cups sugar or even a little less.

Provided by Kittencalrecipezazz

Categories     Strawberry

Time 35m

Yield 3 cups

Number Of Ingredients 3

3 (1 pint) baskets fresh strawberries, hulled
1 1/2-2 cups sugar
1 -2 teaspoon lemon juice

Steps:

  • In a bowl coarsley mash the strawberries using a potato masher or fork, then place into saucepan.
  • Cook the strawberries over medium heat stirring until beginning to thicken (about 6 minutes).
  • Reduce the heat to low, add in sugar and lemon juice.
  • Increase the heat to medium and simmer gently until the mixture thickenes and mounds on the spoon (about 20 minutes) stirring frequently.
  • Remove saucepan from heat cool just slightly, then place in refrigerator for rapid jelling.
  • The preserves will thicken more while chilling and will keep for 1 week in refrigerator if tightly sealed (or after cooled completely the preserves may be frozen in plastic containers if desired).

OLD-FASHIONED STRAWBERRY JAM CAKE



Old-Fashioned Strawberry Jam Cake image

This was my husband's great-grandmother's old-fashioned strawberry cake recipe. We enjoy eating it at Christmas. Make sure the humidity is low when making the filling. This makes a lot of filling. If I have extra filling, I drop it on waxed paper and we eat it like divinity.

Provided by UCMOM

Categories     Desserts     Cakes     Strawberry Cake Recipes

Time 1h35m

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 15

2 cups white sugar
2 cups chopped pecans
2 cups strawberry jam
1 cup salted butter, softened
5 large eggs
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup buttermilk
4 cups all-purpose flour
3 cups white sugar
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 ½ cups heavy cream
1 ½ cups raisins
1 ½ cups chopped pecans

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 9-inch cake pans.
  • Mix sugar, pecans, strawberry jam, butter, eggs, cinnamon, and nutmeg together in a bowl. Mix baking soda into buttermilk; add to the batter. Add flour a little at a time, mixing well, until combined.
  • Pour batter evenly into the prepared cake pans.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 30 to 40 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Run a table knife around the edges to loosen. Invert carefully onto a serving plate or cooling rack. Let cool, about 30 minutes.
  • While cakes cool, beat sugar and butter for filling together in a bowl with an electric mixer until creamy. Add heavy cream, raisins, and pecans. Transfer to a pot and bring to a boil. Do not stir once syrup begins to boil. Heat to 240 degrees F (115 degrees C) or until a small amount of syrup dropped into cold water forms a soft ball that flattens when removed from water and placed on a flat surface.
  • Spread between and over the top of the cooled cake layers, letting excess drip down the sides.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 998.9 calories, Carbohydrate 131.7 g, Cholesterol 150.3 mg, Fat 52.1 g, Fiber 4.2 g, Protein 9.3 g, SaturatedFat 22 g, Sodium 210.8 mg, Sugar 99.2 g

OLD FASHIONED STRAWBERRY JAM



Old Fashioned Strawberry Jam image

I came across this recipe in an old Kerr canning book I got at a yard sale. It uses no pectin but it turns out great without it ! Another plus is that it uses less sugar. It takes a little time, but it's well worth it !

Provided by Millie Johnson

Categories     Jams & Jellies

Time 40m

Number Of Ingredients 3

6 c mashed strawberries (about 4 pints)
5 c sugar
2 Tbsp bottled lemon juice

Steps:

  • 1. Sterilize jars, funnel, rings and lids. Wash and hull strawberries.
  • 2. In an 8 quart saucepan add your strawberries and mash with a potato masher. You want it chunky. Now add sugar and bring to a boil. Stir constantly till it reaches jelly stage (220*F). It will take 20 to 25 minutes to reach this stage.
  • 3. Add lemon juice a few minutes before cooking is complete. (I added it at the beginning and it still turned out great.)
  • 4. Immediately fill hot, sterilized half-pint jars with jam, leaving 1/4 inch headspace. Wipe top of jars and threads clean. Place on hot lids and apply screw bands finger tight. Process in boiling water canner for 5 minutes. Remove and place on towel, make sure bands are still finger tight, then cover with dishcloth to protect from drafts.

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