Wild Blackberry Plum Butter Recipe
Summary
Preparation Time5 MinCooking Time20 Min
Ready In25 MinDifficulty LevelEasy
Ingredients
| Wild blackberries - 1 quart | ||
| Tart plums - 2 pounds | ||
| Water | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Sugar | 7 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Liquid fruit pectin - 1/2 bottle | ||
Directions
GETTING READY
1. Wash and pick berries.
2. Pit unpeeled plums; cut into small pieces.
MAKING
3. In a saucepan, mix fruits and water; bring to a boil, cover and simmer for 5 minutes.
4. Using a food mill or coarse sieve, force the mixture through it to get thick juice; measure to get 4 1/2 cups (if required, add water to get volume).
5. In a large saucepan, mix together pulp and sugar; stir constantly and bring to full rolling boil and then, hard boil for 1 minute.
6. Remove pan from heat and stir in pectin.
7. Skim top.
FINALISING
8. Into hot sterilized jars, ladle mixture leaving 1/8 inch empty on top.
9. Using a clean and dry kitchen towel, wipe the rim of jar and adjust lid.
10. Into a canner of boiling water, place the jars and process for 5 minutes.
11. Remove jars and place over a clean towel.
12. Let the jars cool down and seal completely until they are self-sealing type.
SERVING
13. Spread Wild Blackberry Plum Butter over bread and serve.
1. Wash and pick berries.
2. Pit unpeeled plums; cut into small pieces.
MAKING
3. In a saucepan, mix fruits and water; bring to a boil, cover and simmer for 5 minutes.
4. Using a food mill or coarse sieve, force the mixture through it to get thick juice; measure to get 4 1/2 cups (if required, add water to get volume).
5. In a large saucepan, mix together pulp and sugar; stir constantly and bring to full rolling boil and then, hard boil for 1 minute.
6. Remove pan from heat and stir in pectin.
7. Skim top.
FINALISING
8. Into hot sterilized jars, ladle mixture leaving 1/8 inch empty on top.
9. Using a clean and dry kitchen towel, wipe the rim of jar and adjust lid.
10. Into a canner of boiling water, place the jars and process for 5 minutes.
11. Remove jars and place over a clean towel.
12. Let the jars cool down and seal completely until they are self-sealing type.
SERVING
13. Spread Wild Blackberry Plum Butter over bread and serve.
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