Strawberry Jam

Ingredients

• fresh strawberries
• 0.5 pint granulated sugar

Instructions

1. Select fresh berries that are not overripe.
2. Squeeze the juice from the berries through a clean linen cloth.
3. Add one-half pint of granulated sugar to every pint of juice and place in a porcelain kettle.
4. Bring to a boil.
5. When the mixture boils as thick as honey, add the berries from which you squeezed the juice back into the syrup.
6. Let it continue to boil until it reaches the thickness of mush, at which point it is cooked enough.
7. Pour into glasses or jars.
8. Place paper wet with brandy on top, cover, and store in a dark place.