DURATION :
Prep time : 30 minutes
Cooking time : 5 minutes
Calories : 186 kcal
Total time : 45 minutes
Ingredients
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3 ½ cups fresh Florida Strawberries3 ½ cups fresh Strawberries
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¼ cup plus 1 tablespoon ClearJel (cook type-not instant type starch)
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¾ cup sugar
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1 cup cold water or strawberry juice
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3 ½ teaspoons bottled lemon juice
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Directions
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- Place the strawberries in a large colander and rinse under cold running water.
- Hull the strawberries and cut the larger strawberries in half as you place them in a large measuring cup or bowl.
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- Blanch the sliced strawberries by plunging them into a large pot of boiling water, drain, and place the strawberries in a covered bowl to keep warm.
- Mix the ClearJel starch with the sugar in a large heavy-bottomed pot.
- Add the water or strawberry juice to the pot and whisk until all lumps are gone. Heat on medium-high until the mixture starts to thicken and begins to bubble. (Will be very thick)
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- Once bubbling, add the 3 and ½ teaspoons of lemon juice, stirring constantly and remove from the heat.
- Fold the blanched strawberries into the hot liquid and fold gently to combine.
- Add a drop of bright red gel food coloring, if desired.
- Using a wide-mouth funnel, fill the jars, leaving a 1-inch headspace. Remove bubbles from the jar using a canning bubble remover or a wooden chopstick. Check the headspace after removing the bubbles and add more pie filling if needed.
- Wipe the rim of the jar with a damp paper towel, place a flat lid on the jar, and screw on a band just until finger tight. Place the filled jar in the water bath canner as you fill other jars.
- Once all jars are filled, process in a hot water bath canner for 30 minutes.
- Turn the hot water bath canner off or remove the canning pot from the heat. Allow cooling for 10 minutes. Remove the processed jars from the canner, place on a towel on the counter, and allow to cool overnight.
Nutrition Facts
- Total number of serves:1
- Calories:186kcal
- Carbohydrates:47g
- Protein:1g
- Fat:1g
- Sodium:5mg
- Potassium:193mg
- Fiber:3g
- Sugar:44g
- Calcium:20mg
- Iron:1mg
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