Canned Whole Strawberries In Syrup

Ingredients

• Strawberries, picked, washed, drained, and hulled
• Sugar (amount equal to weight of strawberries)
• Water (for syrup)

Method

1. 1 Fill glass jars with the prepared strawberries.
2. 2 Prepare a simple syrup by dissolving sugar in water and cooking for 15 minutes.
3. 3 Pour the hot syrup over the berries to fill the jars. Let stand for 15 minutes until fruit shrinks, then add more berries to fill jars.
4. 4 Seal jars tightly and place them on a trivet in a kettle of cold water.
5. 5 Heat the water to boiling, then maintain just below boiling for 1 hour.