Strawberry Preserves Russian Style Recipes

STRAWBERRY PRESERVES

Steps:

• Put strawberries and lemon juice in a large saucepan. Cook, stirring occasionally, over low heat until juices are released, about 40 minutes. Stir in sugar.
• Bring to a boil over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture registers 210 degrees on a candy thermometer, about 15 minutes. Let cool completely; skim foam from surface with a spoon.

STRAWBERRY PRESERVES

Steps:

• Cap and rinse berries, place in a large colander.
• Pour boiling water over berries and let drain 1 minute.
• Combine berries and 1 cup sugar in a dutch oven. Bring to a boil; boil 7 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in remaining 1 1/2 cups sugar; boil an additional 7 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Pour strawberry mixture into a shallow 13x9-inch pan; skim off foam with a metal spoon.
• Let stand, uncovered, in a cool place 12 hours; shake pan occasionally so that berries will absorb syrup and remain plump and whole.
• Skim off foam with a metal spoon, pour preserves into sterilized jelly glasses, leaving 1/2 inch headspace.
• Cover with a 1/8 inch layer of paraffin. cover with lids.

STRAWBERRY PRESERVES I

Steps:

• In a stockpot, combine the strawberries, sugar, vinegar and salt. Bring to a rolling boil, and cook stirring frequently for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the temperature of the mixture has reached 220 degrees F (105 degrees C).
• Transfer the mixture to hot sterile jars, leaving 1/2 inch headspace, and seal. Process jars for 10 minutes in a water bath. Refrigerate jam once the seal is broken.

STRAWBERRY PRESERVES RUSSIAN STYLE

Steps:

• Snip the leaves off the top of the strawberry without taking out the attached stem. Spread the berries out on a flat pan or dish. Sprinkle with the alcohol or gin, then with 1 cup of the sugar. Let the dish stand in the refrigerator overnight.
• Make a syrup the next day of the remaining sugar and the water and bring to a boil several times. Skim and cook until the syrup runs smoothly off the back of a spoon.
• Drop the berries into the syrup. Quickly boil up three times, taking the the pan off the heat after each boiling. Then cook slowly over a gentle heat until a skin begins to form on the syrup. Cool. Put in jars and seal.

STRAWBERRY PRESERVES

Steps:

• Combine strawberries sugar and water. Boil for 25- 30 minutes.
• Add jello and sure-jell. Cook 2 minutes.
• Scoop off foam with a metal spoon.
• Put in sterilized jars. Turn upside down to seal or put in a cool water bath.

HOMEMADE STRAWBERRY PRESERVES

Steps:

• 1. Take your strawberries and hull them (use a spoon its faster) In large bowl or pan, mash the strawberries to a release their juices.
• 2. Add strawberries and lemon juice to a large pot Cook over low heat about 40 minutes. Stir in sugar. Bring to boil over medium heat, about 15 minutes. Pour into clean, hot sterilized jars and process for 15 minutes.

OLD-FASHIONED STRAWBERRY PRESERVES

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Wash the strawberries in cold water and drain thoroughly. Hull them and discard the caps. Halve or quarter the strawberries lengthwise.
• Combine the berries with the sugar in a bowl or a large stainless steel or enamel-lined pan and let sit for 2 hours at room temperature, then refrigerate overnight.
• In a medium saucepot, bring the strawberries to a boil slowly, stirring occasionally. Add the lemon juice.
• Cook rapidly over medium heat until the strawberry mixture reaches a temperature of 221 F, 25 to 45 minutes. Skim off any foam from the surface.
• Ladle or funnel the strawberry preserves into hot, sterilized jars , leaving 1/4-inch headspace.
• Process for 10 minutes in a boiling water bath .
• Cool and store in the fridge until ready to use.

STRAWBERRY RASPBERRY PRESERVES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the strawberries, raspberries, sugar, orange zest and juice. Stir to combine and let macerate for 30 minutes.
• After 30 minutes, gently smash the fruit mixture to start breaking the fruit down.
• Remove one-quarter of the fruit mixture and PULSE (not puree) in the food processor and return it to the bowl.
• In a small saucepan, combine the pectin and 3/4 cup water. Bring the water to a boil and boil for 1 minute, no longer. Add to the fruit and stir for 3 to 4 minutes.
• Cover and place in the refrigerator to set for 2 hours or overnight.
• Serve with toast or homemade biscuits.

STRAWBERRY PRESERVES II

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine strawberries and sugar. Let stand 10 minutes. Combine lemon juice and pectin, then stir into strawberry mixture; continue stirring for 3 minutes. Pour into clean plastic containers to within 1 inch of the top. Cover, and allow to set for 24 hours at room temperature, then freeze.