Red Plum Jam Recipe
Ingredients
| Red plums - 5 pounds | ||
| Water | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Sugar - as needed | ||
Directions
GETTING READY
1. Chop plums, should be 11 ¼ cups.
MAKING
2. In a large saucepan, cook plums in water until soft.
3. In a food mill, process cooked plums and measure with cups.
4. In a large kettle, measure and add cooked plum.
5. Add 1 ½ cup sugar for every cup of plum puree and cook at high heat with constant stirring for about 10 minutes until jellying point.
FINALISING
6. Into hot sterilized jars, ladle mixture leaving 1/8 inch empty on top of the jar.
7. Using a clean and dry kitchen towel, wipe the rim of jar and adjust lid.
8. Into a canner of boiling water, place the jars and process in boiling water for 5 minutes.
9. Remove jars and place over a clean towel.
10. Let the jars cool down and seal completely until they are self-sealing type.
SERVING
11. Serve Red Plum Jam with bread toasts or use as topping for cheese cakes.
1. Chop plums, should be 11 ¼ cups.
MAKING
2. In a large saucepan, cook plums in water until soft.
3. In a food mill, process cooked plums and measure with cups.
4. In a large kettle, measure and add cooked plum.
5. Add 1 ½ cup sugar for every cup of plum puree and cook at high heat with constant stirring for about 10 minutes until jellying point.
FINALISING
6. Into hot sterilized jars, ladle mixture leaving 1/8 inch empty on top of the jar.
7. Using a clean and dry kitchen towel, wipe the rim of jar and adjust lid.
8. Into a canner of boiling water, place the jars and process in boiling water for 5 minutes.
9. Remove jars and place over a clean towel.
10. Let the jars cool down and seal completely until they are self-sealing type.
SERVING
11. Serve Red Plum Jam with bread toasts or use as topping for cheese cakes.
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