We Be Jammin'... Kiwi and more jams

Kiwi Strawberry Daiquiri Jam

Found on SbCanning - Canning Only Recipes

1 cup Kiwi, peeled and chopped 

1 cup Strawberries, chopped 

2/3 cup unsweetened pineapple juice 

1/3 cup lime juice 

3 T. Ball Flex batch powdered pectin 

3 cups sugar 

1/4 cup rum 

Prepare boiling water canner. Wash and heat jars and lids in simmering water until ready for use. Do not boil. Set bands aside. Combine kiwifruit, strawberries, pineapple juice and lime juice in a large saucepan. Gradually stir in pectin. Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring frequently. Add sugar and return to a full rolling boil that can not be stirred down, stirring constantly. Boil hard for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Immediately stir in rum. Remove from heat. Skim off foam if necessary. Carefully ladle hot jam into hot jars leaving 1/4 inch headspace. Wipe rim. Center lid on jar. Center lid on jar. Apply band until fit is fingertip tight. Process in a boiling water canner for 10 minutes, adjusting for altitude. Remove jars and cool. Check lids for seal after 24 hours.

Lid should not flex up and down when center is pressed. Makes 4 half pints.

Kiwi-Strawberry Jam

Found on SB Canning

2 ½ lbs. Kiwi, peeled and chopped 

1 cup strawberries, chopped 

2 cups cane sugar 1 box of sure-jell pectin 

2 T. lemon juice 

Put all ingredients into a dutch oven and cook until mixture comes to a boil. With an immersion blender continue to puree the mixture till smooth. Continue to cook on medium heat for an additional 10 minutes. Bring the mixture to a boil and add a package of powdered pectin to tighten up the consistency. Bring mixture back to a boil for 1 minute . Remove from heat and ladle the jars to a 1/4" headspace into 3 half pint jars. Remove air bubbles and refill if necessary to the headspace. Add hot lids/rings and process in water bath for 10 minutes at a full boil.

Kiwi Pineapple Jam

Found on SB Canning

3 cups peeled and chopped Kiwi

1 cup unsweetened pineapple juice

4 cups sugar

1 package powdered pectin (3 T. flex no sugar pectin)


Combine kiwi, pectin, and pineapple juice in dutch oven. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Add sugar, stirring till dissolved. Return to a rolling boil. Boil hard 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Skim foam if necessary. Ladle hot jam into sterilized jars leaving 1/4" headspace. Adjust two piece caps. Process 10 minutes in water bath at a full boil. Make 4 half pints.

Pineapple Sage

I found a pineapple sage plant earlier this spring at a local nursery and had to have it, the smell of pineapple coming from a green plant intrigued me. Since we were in the process of moving from an apartment to a house, I left my plant in a pot for easier transporting and it's still there, but I think it's too big now for its pot... I trimmed it back a few days ago and made an extract with some of the leaves...

I chopped up enough leaves to loosely fill a half-pint canning jar, then finished filling the jar with vodka... it's an experiment... and I can't wait to see how pineapple-y the finished extract will become! But with extracts patience is the thing... you have to wait... so I wait...

With the rest of my "trimmings" I popped them into the dehydrator to dry them... my plan is to have dried pineapple sage to add to fish and pork dishes maybe... or to make into a tea.

The Herb Companion says that pineapple sage (botanically known as salvia elegans) will overwinter in Zone 8 (that's where I am!!!) so I'm hoping to get my plant into the ground this fall or next spring. The "Companion" also says this aromatic plant can get up to five feet tall and is actually a shrub. It's also supposed to bloom, with lovely red blossoms that are a favorite of hummingbirds, and are edible. I actually found a recipe using the leaves and the blooms in a Pineapple Sage Pound Cake. Mine has yet to bloom so we'll see about that.

Pineapple sage is said to contain ingredients (thujones, camphor and tannic acids, as well as flavones, phenolic acids, glycosides, and compounds such as salvigenin, rosmanol and the anti-inflammatory agent beta-sitosterol) that help lift the mood and improve the memory, aid in reducing some menopausal symptoms, as well as helping with digestion and heartburn.

I know it smells divinely like pineapples and that's good enough for me! Pineapple sage tea anyone?