This is an advertisement from a magazine dated 1947 for Sure-Jell, it was published around the time when sugar and food rations were a concern. The full recipe ad is typed below along with a scanned copy that you can click to view larger.

Please make sure to read Important: Safe Canning & Food Preservation before using this recipe.

10 Finished Glasses from 2 3/4 Pounds of Sugar!

1. SURE-JELL, the powdered pectin product that helps ALL FRUITS JELL JUST RIGHT!
2. YOU ALWAYS USE RIPE FRUIT–for EXTRA-DELICIOUS ripe-fruit flavor!
3. Just a HALF-MINUTE boil for jelly, ONE MINUTE’S boil for jam, with Sure-Jell!
4. About 10 GLASSES! You surely get YOUR SUGAR’S WORTH–with Sure-Jell!
5. 65 RECIPES IN EVERY BOX–a different recipe for each fruit!

JAM

SURE-JELL STRAWBERRY JAM

4 cups prepared fruit
6 1/2 cups sugar
1 box Sure-Jell

To prepare fruit, crush about 2 quarts fully ripe strawberries.

Measure prepared fruit into a 5-6 quart saucepan. Measure sugar into bowl; set aside.

Place pan holding fruit over high heat. Add Sure-Jell, stir until mixture comes to a hard boil. Add sugar at once.

Bring to a full rolling boil and boil hard 1 minute, stirring constantly.

Remove from fire, skim, pour quickly. Paraffin at once. Makes abut 10 six-ounce glasses.

SAVE SUGAR–WITH SURE-JELL RECIPES!

From the same amount of sugar, every Sure-Jell recipe averages one-fifth more finished glasses of jam, jelly, marmalade!