recipe
Jams and Jellies

Marmalade Strawberry Lemon

A simple recipe that combines the delicious flavours of strawberries and lemons to create a luscious marmalade!

Ingredients:

  • 1/4 cup (50 ml) paper-thin lemon slices, about 1 medium lemon
  • water
  • 4 cups (1 L) crushed hulled strawberries
  • 1 tbsp (15 ml) lemon juice
  • 6 cups (1.5 L) granulated sugar
  • 1 pkg (57 g) BERNARDIN® Original Fruit Pectin

Directions:


  • Place 6 clean 250 ml mason jars on a rack in a boiling water canner. Cover jars with water and heat to a simmer (180°F/82°C). Set screw bands aside. Keep jars hot until ready to use.

  • Preheating Bernardin® lids is not advised. The sealing compound used for our home canning lids performs better at room temperature than it does pre-heated in simmering water (180°F). Simply wash lids in hot, soapy water, dry, and set aside until needed. Preheating can lead to less vacuum being achieved during water bath canning, and to buckle failures during pressure canning.

  • In a large stainless steel saucepan combine lemon peel and enough water to cover. Cover and boil for 5 minutes, until peel is softened. Drain and discard liquid.

  • Add strawberries and lemon juice to peel and mix well. Whisk in pectin until dissolved. Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring constantly. Add sugar all at one and return to a full roiling boil, stirring constantly. If desired, add 1/2 tsp (2 ml) butter or margarine to reduce foaming. Boil hard, stirring constantly, for 1 minute. Remove from heat and skim off foam.

  • Quickly ladle hot marmalade into a hot jar to within 1/4 inch (0.5 cm) of top of jar (headspace). Using nonmetallic utensil, remove air bubbles. Wipe jar rim removing any stickiness. Centre sealing disc on clean jar rim. Screw band down until resistance is met, then increase to fingertip tight. Return filled jar to rack in canner ensuring jars are covered by at least one inch ofwater. Repeat for remaining marmalade.

  • When canner is filled, ensure that all jars are covered by at least one inch (2.5 cm) of water. Cover canner and bring water to full rolling boil before starting to count processing time. At altitudes up to 1000 ft (305 m), process –boil filled jars – 10 minutes.*

  • When processing time is complete, remove canner lid, wait 5 minutes, then remove jars without tilting and place them upright on a protected work surface. Cool upright, undisturbed 24 hours; DO NOT RETIGHTEN screw bands.

  • After cooling check jar seals. Sealed discs curve downward and do not move when pressed. Remove screw bands; wipe and dry bands and jars. Store screw bands separately or replace loosely on jars, as desired. Label and store jars in a cool, dark place. For best quality, use home canned foods within one year.

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