Victorian Plum Conserve
This old-fashioned spicy treat is wonderful spread on scones and toast, used as a tart filling, or served with poultry and ham.72 ServingsPrep: 1-1/4 hours Process: 10 min. + standing
Ingredients
- 3 medium navel oranges
- 12 ripe plums (about 4 pounds), pitted and coarsely chopped
- 1-1/2 cups raisins
- 1 cup chopped peeled ripe pears
- 3 cups sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Directions
- Grate the peel from the oranges, reserving the peel (about 1/3 cup).
- Peel off and discard white membrane; section the oranges. In a large
- saucepan or Dutch oven, combine the orange sections and peel, plums,
- raisins, pears, sugar, allspice and cinnamon. Bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat; cook for 1 hour or until thickened, stirring
- frequently.
- Pour hot mixture into hot sterilized jars, leaving 1/4-in. headspace.
- Adjust caps. Process for 10 minutes in a boiling water bath. Yield:
- 9 half-pints.
Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (2 tablespoons) equals 51 calories, trace fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 1 mg sodium, 13 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, trace protein.