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Strawberry Freezer Jam 70% less sugar than most jam recipes! Yield: 3 pints 6 c strawberries, chopped 2 c granulated sugar 4 Tbsp Instant ClearJel® 1 tsp strawberry Kool-Aid® (recommended) 1 Tbsp corn syrup	Photo 2003© by Sharon Anne Jams counter-clockwise: Razzleberry, Peach (or Nectarine) Strawberry and last, but not least, Grape "Juice" Jelly		Info Pages Better Bread Ideas   MFS Chart (favorite ingred.) Great Ingredient Links Share Alike Shortcuts Tight-Wad Tips Cooking With Distilled Water Click to join sharealikecooking Notes: The little touch of corn syrup helps liquefy the granulated sugar. *ALWAYS mix ICJ with dry ingredients! Serving Ideas: Wonderful for BERRY CREAM CAKE!
Prepare strawberries (pulsed in a food processor). Empty into a large bowl; adding corn syrup. In another bowl, combine sugar with the Instant ClearJel* add the Kool-Aid® and stir into the strawberries. Divide into jars (I like 6 little wide-mouth half pints jars, or I'll do bigger batches in 1 quart zip bags). Store in freezer. To Thaw: Place an open jar in a bowl, microwave for 30-60 seconds at a time, stir at intervals until thawed. It's okay if it cooks a little bit, chill to serve. Defrost bags on defrost or level 3. Or simply slowly defrost the jam in the fridge. The recipe can be double, tripled or MORE! ICJ is wonderful for making LARGE or small batches of jam (it's very forgiving!). You CAN'T do that (increase recipes) with pectin or Sure Jell®!
Best of all... You don't have to make up a lot, during the summer season! DOLE offers just wonderful HUGE strawberries, all year round, at Sam's Club. Simply partially thaw (chop 'em up) and add the other ingredients in a saucepan. Heat barely through, just so the sugar begins to melt, but don't continue to cook (you can, but I prefer the fresh taste). Ladle into small 1/2 pint jars and freeze. I'll also use frozen mixed berries at times, which don't need as much chopping. Per Serving: 25 Calories; trace Fat (0.9% calories from fat); trace Protein; 7g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber; trace Cholesterol; 2mg Sodium.			I love the Ball brand "white plastic" lids for  frozen jam. Zip-bags of jam (stacked on end) take up less freezer space!