Strawberry Preserves
["1 qt. strawberries", "4 c. sugar", "1 lemon"]
["De-cap strawberries and wash.", "Place berries in colander. Pour boiling water over them completely, then spray (or rinse) with cold water thoroughly.", "Place in a large pot and add 2 cups of sugar and juice from half of a lemon.", "Turn stove on high, stirring until juice is a rolling boil.", "Boil 5 minutes.", "Remove. Add 2 cups more of sugar.", "Bring to a rolling boil again 5 minutes. Pour in a large bowl.", "Let stand 2 days. Remove white residue from top. Stir every so often.", "Boil jars.", "Add preserves and put a paraffin layer on top.", "Let set, then paraffin layer again.", "Put on lid."]
["strawberries", "sugar", "lemon"]