Strawberry Jam

Ingredients:

    500 grams of small strawberries, hulled and washed
    350 grams of castor sugar
    Zest and juice of 1/2 lemon
    1 sterilized jam jar






Directions:

1. Place the strawberries, lemon juice, zest and sugar in a large saucepan. Heat over low heat and simmer gently until the sugar dissolves.
2. In a separate saucepan, boil the jam jar for 10 minutes. Once sterilized, remove from heat and dry thoroughly.
3. Turn the heat up to medium-high and boil the mixture rapidly for 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
4. Do the wrinkle test. If jam is ready then remove the saucepan from heat and let it sit for 10 minutes or until the edges of the jam sets slightly. Pour jam into the warm jam jar and then let it cool completely before sealing.
5. If the jam doesn't wrinkle the first time, keep boiling it for another 5 to 10 minutes and then test again.