On Jul 3, 12:16*pm, Dave Smith > wrote:
> I think I just ruined my strawberry jam. *I was afraid that I might miss
> strawberry season because I was away for two weeks and have been pretty
> busy since I got home. I wasn't too worried because I hate some left
> over from last year. *I realized that strawberry season is still going
> strong and on the way back from a dental appointment this morning I
> stopped and picked up some new jars and tops, Certo, sugar and 4 quarts
> of strawberries.
>
> As soon as I got home I started to sterilize the jars and lids, hulling
> and mashing berries and cooking up the jam. *Then I made a major
> mistake. I always used to make a double batch.... 8 quarts, so I added
> enough sugar for 8 quarts and two packages of Certo at the end.
>
> It was not until a few minutes ago that I suddenly realized that I used
> twice as much sugar and Certo as I needed for a single batch. *Dang....
> 14 jars of strawberry flavoured sugar jam *:-(
>
> Oh well.... I will let it set and give it a taste.

If its messed up, couldn't you just recook it with more berries to
balance it out? Keeping my fingers crossed for you...X