Name: Sweet Cherry Jam
Prep time: 35 min
Yield: 6 half-pints
Ingredients: 3 pounds fully ripe dark sweet cherries; 1 ounce regular powdered fruit pectin; 1 teaspoon finely shredded lemon peel; ¼ cup lemon juice; 5 cups sugar

Sweet Cherry Jam

To remove pits from the dark sweet cherries used in this recipe, try a cherry pitter (available from cookware shops or catalogs). Otherwise, halve the cherries, then pry the pits out with the tip of a knife.

prep:

35 mins

process:

5 mins

Yield:

6 half-pints

Ingredients

3 pounds fully ripe dark sweet cherries
1 1.75 ounce package regular powdered fruit pectin
1 teaspoon finely shredded lemon peel
¼ cup lemon juice
5 cups sugar

Directions

Step 1

Stem, pit, and chop cherries. Measure 4 cups chopped cherries.

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Step 2

In a 6- or 8-quart heavy pot combine the 4 cups cherries, pectin, lemon peel, and lemon juice. Bring to boiling, stirring constantly. Add sugar, stirring to combine. Bring mixture to a full rolling boil, stirring constantly. Boil hard for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Quickly skim off foam with a metal spoon.

Step 3

Ladle hot jam into hot, sterilized half-pint canning jars, leaving a 1/4-inch headspace. Wipe jar rims; adjust lids.

Step 4

Process filled jars in a boiling-water canner for 5 minutes (start timing when water returns to boiling). Remove jars from canner; cool on wire racks.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

58 calories; 0 g total fat; 0 mg cholesterol; 1 mg sodium. 15 g carbohydrates; 0 g fiber; 0 g protein;

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