We put our homegrown plums to delicious use in this quick and easy jam. It's my favorite thing to serve with buttermilk biscuits. —Kathy Rairigh, Milford, Indiana
1 package (1-3/4 ounces) pectin for lower sugar recipes
3 cups sugar
3 tablespoons grated orange zest
1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Directions
In a Dutch oven, combine plums and orange juice; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 5-7 minutes or until softened, stirring occasionally. Stir in pectin. Bring to a full rolling boil over high heat, stirring constantly. Stir in sugar, orange zest and cinnamon; return to a full rolling boil. Boil and stir 1 minute.
Remove from heat; skim off foam. Ladle hot mixture into 10 hot sterilized half-pint jars, leaving 1/4-in. headspace. Remove air bubbles and adjust headspace, if necessary, by adding hot mixture. Wipe rims. Center lids on jars; screw on bands until fingertip tight.
Place jars into canner with simmering water, ensuring that they are completely covered with water. Bring to a boil; process for 5 minutes. Remove jars and cool.
Editor's Note
The processing time listed is for altitudes of 1,000 feet or less. Add 1 minute to the processing time for each 1,000 feet of additional altitude.
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dinojv29
Jul 28, 2016
The directions never say when to add the grated orange peel or the cinnamon. I made this and the jam is runny. I don't know if I should eat it or not. Should the process time be 10 min instead of 5 min?
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The directions never say when to add the grated orange peel or the cinnamon. I made this and the jam is runny. I don't know if I should eat it or not. Should the process time be 10 min instead of 5 min?
I added rhubarb and it turned out sooooo good!