Favourite Recipes Using Strawberries

Strawberry Jam

Ingredients
3½ lbs hulled strawberries
juice of a large lemon
3 lbs sugar

Method
Heat the strawberries and lemon juice gently in the pan stirring constantly to reduce the volume.
Add the sugar, stir till dissolved and boil until setting point is reached.
Remove the scum. Leave the jam undisturbed to cool until a skin forms on the surface and the fruits sink(about 20 mins).
Stir gently to distribute the strawberries. Pour into warm, clean dry jars and cover immediately with waxed discs. Tie down when cold.

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Strawberry Ice Cream
Ingredients
¼ pint milk
½ pint cream
1-2 egg yolks
6 oz castor sugar
1 lb strawberries
1 dessertspoon granulated sugar
1 teaspoon lemon juice

Method
Put milk and cream in a saucepan and bring nearly to boiling-point.
Beat together the egg yolks and castor sugar, add to the milk and cream and stir over a low heat until they thicken.
Pass the strawberries through a sieve, together with the granulated sugar and mix into the custard. Add the lemon juice.
Chill and freeze, mxing occasionally - or use an ice cream maker.