Orange Pear Jam Recipe

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Full of fruity flavor, this delightful jam is a great toast topper. Delores Ward of Decatur, Indiana came up with the recipe when a neighbor gave her an armload of pears. "Everyone really likes it," says Delores.

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Orange Pear Jam Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Cook: 20 min. + standing

Yield: 56 Servings

20 20 40

Ingredients

7 cups sugar
5 cups chopped peeled fresh pears
1 cup DOLE® Crushed Pineapple in 100% Pineapple Juice, drained
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 packages (3 ounces each) orange gelatin

Directions

In a Dutch oven, combine the sugar, pears, pineapple and lemon juice. Bring to a full rolling boil over high heat, stirring constantly. Reduce heat; simmer for 15 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove from the heat; stir in gelatin until dissolved.
Pour into jars or containers; cool to room temperature, about 1 hour. Cover and let stand overnight or until set, but no longer than 24 hours. Refrigerate for up to 3 weeks. Yield: about 7 cups.

Nutritional Analysis: 2 tablespoons equals 119 calories, trace fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 7 mg sodium, 31 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, trace protein.

Originally published as Orange Pear Jam in Country Woman July/August 2003, p40