***Be sure to allow extra head space when using Clear Jel***
This comes in so handy when you need a quick dessert for a get together or last minute guests. Open a jar of Strawberry Pie Filling, pour it into a pie crust, bake and you’ve got Strawberry Pie in no time!
This recipe, as listed below, yields 4 quarts. As always, I canned big. I more than doubled the recipe and it yielded 10 qts.
Ingredients for 4 qts:
- 16 cups (4 lbs.) strawberries, sliced
- 3 1/2 cups white sugar
- 1 1/4 cup Clear Jel, can be purchased from most local Amish Stores.
- 4 cups water
- 4 1/2 Tablespoons lemon juice
Slice strawberries and set aside. I got really lucky this time! I had a friend to call me and ask if I could use some strawberries. She’d worked herself sick of strawberries that week! She had some that she was ready to throw out; not because they were…
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