Strawberry Freezer Jam

From:  Christina Arnold

Ingredients:

2 boxes low-sugar Sure-Gel (must be sure-gel brand--pink box)
8 C. Pureed Strawberries (about 4-5 lbs.  Can use some applesauce if you're short.  I usually use about  1/2-3/4 C.)
6 C. Sugar

Mix 1 C. sugar and two boxes of Sure-Gel-mix well and set aside.

Blend strawberries in blender, but leave chunky.  Don't overfill the blender or it will puree the strawberries too much.

Add 8 C. fruit to the sugar/sure-gel blend in Bosch.  Mix with dough hook.  Sir well.

Let set 20 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes.

Add the remaining 5 C. Sugar and stir well again--3-5 mins.
  
Pour into containers.

Yield:  10-12 C. of jam

My family think this is the best jam out there!!

Results:

2017--I believe I made 49 cups--using 15.5 lbs strawberries and 7 boxes of pectin.  In June 2018, I had 14 cups left over.  ATE 35 CUPS
2018--Made 26 cups, to add to leftover 14 cups (40 cups total)--using 16 cups berries (and two applesauce cups) and 4 boxes of pectin.  ATE 22 CUPS
2019--Used 16 cups (8.5# berries, no applesauce) and 4 boxes pectin.  Made 28 cups.  Had 18 cups left over from last year.  ATE 31 CUPS OF JAM IN 2019--Sam not home this year
2020--Used 8# berries to make a double batch (4 boxes pectin.)  Made 24 cups.  Had 15 cups left from last year.   ATE  24 CUPS (Sam gone)

2021--15 cups left from last year.  Used 9# of berries to make a double batch (4 boxes pectin).  Made 26 cups (8.5 freezer containers) of jam.  ATE 26 CUPS (sam gone)

2022--26 cups left from last year.  Used 8# berries only made 1.75 batch (1.75?  boxes pectin).  Made 21 cups of jam.  (tried one 1/2 batch of the recipe on the pectin box just for fun)  ATE 29 CUPS (sam home mostly)

2023--20 cups left from last year.  Used 5.5# of berries to make a single batch (2 boxes pectin) to make 12 cups of jam.  

2024–only 9 cups left from last year.   Used 13.5# of berries and 6 boxes of pectin to make 42 cups of jam!  24 cups designated for the college kids

2025--19 cups remaining from last year.  Ate 32 cups last year (lots to college kids). Used 6# of berries and 2 boxes pectin (1 batch) to make 15 cups.