Strawberry Jam

One of the first things I noticed after moving to Norway, is that Norwegians love jams, jellies and marmalades, especially when they are homemade. Well....since then I have been bitten by the jam bug as well... I was at the local market here in Molde today and bought 7 - yes 7!! - kg and nearly 50 euros worth of strawberries to make Strawberry Jam out of.

Strawberry Jam

Ingredients:

2 kg of strawberries

500 gr of sugar
1 bag of Certo or Jam frysepulver (this is a powder available at all supermarkets in Norway throughout the whole year, consisting of powdered sugar, E 1414 and E 415 - which are used to thicken the jam)

1.) Rinse the strawberries and remove the crowns.
2.) Put the strawberries into a large bowl and use a vertical hand mixer to crush the strawberries and turn them into "strawberry soup". ( You can add some chopped strawberries afterwards, if you like some strawberries chunks in your jam).
3.) Mix the sugar with the Certo or Jam frysepulver, and add to the "strawberry soup".
4.) Stir well until all sugar has dissolved.

5.) Pour into freezer safe containers, and store in the freezer until you want to use it.

Enjoy!