Description
A collection of four delicious and easy-to-make jam recipes.
Ingredients
- Strawberries: 2 cups, hulled and sliced
- Sugar: 1 cup
- Lemon Juice: 1 tablespoon
- Raspberries: 2 cups, fresh or frozen
- Blueberries: 2 cups, fresh or frozen
- Blackberries: 2 cups, fresh or frozen
- Pectin: 1 packet
- Water: 1/4 cup
Instructions
- Combine strawberries, sugar, and lemon juice in a large pot.
- Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Mash berries with a potato masher or fork.
- For raspberry, blueberry, and blackberry jams, combine fruit, sugar, and pectin in a pot.
- Add water and bring to a rolling boil that cannot be stirred down.
- Boil for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
- Remove from heat and skim off any foam.
- Ladle hot jam into sterilized jars, leaving headspace.
- Wipe rims, apply lids and rings, and process in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes.
- Cool jars on a wire rack.
Notes
- Sterilize jars and lids before filling.
- Adjust sugar to your preference.
- Ensure jam reaches a setting point by using a candy thermometer or the cold plate test.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Preserves
- Method: Boiling water bath canning
- Cuisine: General
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tablespoon
- Calories: 50
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 0mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 13g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Protein: 0g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: jam recipes, strawberry jam, raspberry jam, blueberry jam, blackberry jam, homemade jam, fruit preserves