In total I got 4.2 kg of them so I've had a go at making my own jam. I followed a recipe from a Good Housekeeping book and used 3.5kg, keeping a few back to munch through with a bit of cream and all went well but the jam didn't set as much as I expected.
I know strawberries are very low in pectin anyway but I was wondering if these 'out of season' berries have even less pectin content.
Anyway, after a short re-boil, a little extra lemon juice and checking the temperature with a digital thermometer, I am happy to say all is well and the jam has now set, albeit a little on the 'soft' side but perfectly acceptable for a strawberry jam first-timer
) especially for breakfast, but the supermarket ones are a bit lacking in flavour...but they're good enough for jam!
