Fill a qt can about 3/4 full of selected ripe strawberries, which have been hulled, washed and thoroughly drained, and then pour over them a syrup made by boiling together 5 minutes 1 1/2 cups sugar and 1 cup water. Pour the syrup over the fruit boiling hot, and seal at once. Screw down the covers as tight as possible and then set the jars in a pail or boiler and fill up with boiling water, entirely covering the cans. Cover the boiler and throw a thick cloth or carpet over it, and leave it undisturbed until the water is cold. Then take out the jars, and if the covers can be screwed any tighter, do so. This will keep very nicely for a year or more, and they will be found to be of a delicious, fresh flavor when opened.-[Mrs. W. G., N. Y.