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Sweet Cherry Jam
Sweet Cherry Jam
Ingredients:
1 teaspoon finely shredded lemon peel
1/4 cup lemon juice
5 cups granulated sugar
Directions:
Sort, wash, stem, pit, and chop cherries. Measure 4 cups chopped cherries.
In a 6− or 8−quart Dutch oven or kettle combine cherries, pectin, lemon peel and lemon juice. Bring to
boiling over high heat, stirring constantly. Stir in sugar. Bring to a full rolling boil. Boil hard for 1
minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Quickly skim off foam with a metal spoon.
Immediately ladle jam into hot, sterilized half−pint canning jars, leaving 1/4−inch headspace. Wipe jar
rims and adjust lids. Process jars in boiling−water canner* for 5 minutes (start timing when water
begins to boil). Remove jars from canner; cool on racks.
Makes 6 half−pints.
Sweet Cherry Jam 162
Sweet Pumpkin Pickles
Ingredients:
1 teaspoon finely shredded lemon peel
1/4 cup lemon juice
5 cups granulated sugar
Directions:
Sort, wash, stem, pit, and chop cherries. Measure 4 cups chopped cherries.
In a 6− or 8−quart Dutch oven or kettle combine cherries, pectin, lemon peel and lemon juice. Bring to
boiling over high heat, stirring constantly. Stir in sugar. Bring to a full rolling boil. Boil hard for 1
minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Quickly skim off foam with a metal spoon.
Immediately ladle jam into hot, sterilized half−pint canning jars, leaving 1/4−inch headspace. Wipe jar
rims and adjust lids. Process jars in boiling−water canner* for 5 minutes (start timing when water
begins to boil). Remove jars from canner; cool on racks.
Makes 6 half−pints.
Sweet Cherry Jam 162
Sweet Pumpkin Pickles
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