Plum-Kissed Pear Jam

3 cups chopped or coarsely ground peeled pears
1 cup chopped or coarsely ground pitted plums
1 package (1-3/4 ounces) powdered fruit pectin
5-1/2 cups sugar

In a kettle, combine pears and plums. Stir in pectin. Bring to full rolling boil
over high heat, stirring constantly. Stir in sugar; return to a full rolling
boil. Boil for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat; skim off
foam. Pour into jars or freezer containers and cool to room temperature, about 1
hour. Cover and let stand overnight or until set, but no longer than 24 hours.
Refrigerate or freeze.

Yield: 6 cups.

Printed from tasteofhome.com Jul 24, 2008

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