Strawberry Jelly

Strawberry Jelly

3 1/2 quarts ripe strawberries
5 cups sugar
1 box powdered fruit pectin

Thoroughly crush washed, stemmed strawberries.  Place in a large sieve lined with a double thickness of cheese cloth, or turn into a jelly bag.

Let drain.  Measure 3 1/2 cups of the juice into a large saucepan.

Measure sugar into a bowl and set aside.

Add powdered pectin to strawberry juice and mix well.  Place over high heat and stir until mixture comes to a hard boil.  Stir in sugar at once.  Bring to full rolling boil and boil hard one minutes, stirring constantly.

Remove from heat, skim off foam with a metal spoon and pour quickly into hot jelly glasses.  cover jelly at once with a thin layer melted paraffin.

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