Friday, July 15, 2016

We Be Jammin'... A Pair o' Pear Jams



Pear and Dried Strawberry Jam
Found on Pinterest

3 cups of peeled, cored, and chopped firm pears 

1/4 cup of lemon juice 

1 cup dried strawberries, thinly sliced 

7-1/2 cups sugar 

1 - pouch of liquid pectin (3 oz) 

In a thick bottomed pot combine the pears, sugar and lemon juice. Stir together and keep stirring as you bring the mixture to a boil. Once mixture is boiling stir in the dried strawberries. Add the liquid pectin and boil hard for one minute. Fill jars to 1/4 inch headspace, wipe rims, assemble lids, and process in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes.



Pear Cinnamon Jam
Found on evermine

Makes 3 pints (fills six half pint jars) 

• 8 cups cored and chopped Bartlett pears (or any smooth, thin-skinned pear. There’s no need to peel.) 

• 4 cups sugar 

• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon 

• Juice of 1/2 a lemon 

In a large, heavy-bottomed pot, combine chopped pears and sugar. Cook over medium heat until the fruit can easily be smashed with the back of a wooden spoon. Use a potato masher or immersion blender to break the fruit down into a mostly-smooth sauce. Add cinnamon and lemon juice and stir to combine. Continue to cook until the jam looks thick and passes the plate test. 

Fill jars to 1/4 inch headspace, wipe rims to remove any residual jam, apply lids and screw on the rims. Process the filled jars in a boiling water canner for 10 minutes (start the timer when the pot has returned to a boil). When the time has elapsed, remove jars from pot and place the jars on a towel-lined countertop.

No comments:

Post a Comment

Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.

html, body, div, span, applet, object, iframe, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, p, blockquote, pre, a, abbr, acronym, address, big, cite, code, del, dfn, em, font, img, ins, kbd, q, s, samp, small, strike, strong, sub, sup, tt, var, b, u, i, center, dl, dt, dd, ol, ul, li, fieldset, form, label, legend, table, caption, tbody, tfoot, thead, tr, th, td { margin: 0; padding: 0; border: 0; outline: 0; font-size: 100%; vertical-align: baseline; background: transparent; } body { line-height: 1; } ol, ul { list-style: none; } blockquote, q { quotes: none; } /* remember to define focus styles! */ :focus { outline: 0; } /* remember to highlight inserts somehow! */ ins { text-decoration: none; } del { text-decoration: line-through; } /* tables still need 'cellspacing="0"' in the markup */ table { border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0; }