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On 17 Feb 2005 07:32:49 -0800, (wossoyi) wrote:

>I have made strawberry jam several times with the regular certo
>pectin. Since the jam is usually too sweet for me, I decided to use
>Certo light this time.
>
>Well the jams didn't gel, the mixture is runny. I used 6 cups
>strawberries, 4.5 cups sugar and a box of pectin as per instructions.
>
>So, my question is, what on earth did I do wrong? And secondly, the
>runny mixture is quite good, it would make a good sauce, will it go
>bad or should I keep it in the fridge/freezer?



You may even find after a week or three of ignoring it and psyching
yourself up to re-doing it that it has mysteriously set. I have no
idea why or how this happens, just that it does sometimes.
CJ