The real strawberry season – the time when strawberries actually stop you in your tracks with their perfume – is so short that I barely get beyond eating them straight from the punnet, but the pleasures of these fruits doesn’t have to be so fleeting. If you’ve been a bit too enthusiastic at the pick-your-own, and they’re spoiling more quickly than you can eat them, the answer is jam.
Prep 15 min
Cook 20-30 min
Makes 4 x 200ml jars