Strawberry jam canning has been a beloved tradition ... Add your canning rack to the water bath canner. Add your 1/2 pint jars to the water bath canner. They will warm as you heat the water.

1.25 litre/2 pints capacity). Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6. Put the hulled strawberries into your pie dish (I use a round one) and sprinkle over the sugar, almonds and vanilla extract.

but I cooked it for my TV series after a visit to a strawberry farm in Lincolnshire. For this recipe you will need a blender or food processor. Put the sugar in a saucepan with 300ml/½ pint water ...