12 cups strawberries
1 (1.75 ounce) package regular powdered fruit pectin
1/2 teaspoon butter
7 cups sugar
1/2 cup Marsala wine
1/4 cup fresh snipped thyme
1. Place 1 cup of the strawberries in an 8-quart heavy pot. Using a potato masher, crush berries; continue adding and crushing berries. Measure 5 cups crushed berries. Stir in pectin, butter and Marsala wine. Bring to a full rolling boil, stirring constantly. Add sugar all at once. Return to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil hard for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Skim off foam with a metal spoon. Stir in the thyme.
