Homemade Strawberry Jam

Ingredients:
2 packages of strawberries (1lb = 450 gram x 2)
1 & 1/4 cups of granulated sugar
1 large lemon zest & juice

1. Use a medium-sized pot (bigger than 3-quart pot) and melt lemon zest & juice and sugar well over low heat (about 5 minutes). (If the pot is too small, it's hard to release the strawberries' juice and thicken well.) 
2. Cut strawberries in haf and cook over low-medium heat for about 20 -25 minutes.
3. It's ready when a drop of the juice isn't runny on a cold plate. (You may think it's too liquidy when jam is heated but remember it thickens more when chilled in the fridge later. So, it is ready when you think not. Don't over cook!)

We liked this jam because it's not too sweet like store-sold jam and taste the fresh strawberries on bread. They are tasty on crackers or in yogurt.

Adapted from my favorite Ina Garden's recipe "Fresh Strawberry Jam"