Ball Blue Book Plum Jam Recipes

Steps:

• Never double canning recipe!
• Combine plums, water, lemon juice, and pectin in a large sauce pot. Bring to a rolling boil over high heat, stirring constantly.
• Add sugar; return to a rolling boil. Boil hard 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• Pour hot into hot jars, leaving 1/4" head space. Adjust caps.
• Process 10 minutes in boiling water bath.
• Brandied Plum Jam: add 1 cup brandy to fruit mixture.
• Plum Orange Spice Jam: add zest from 1 orange, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, and 1/2 tsp nutmeg to fruit mixture.

Steps:

• Combine fruit, sugar and lemon juice in a large saucepan. Bring slowly to a boil, stirring until sugar dissolves.
• Stir in liquid pectin. Return to a rolling boil. Boil hard 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat. Skim foam if necessary.
• Ladle hot jam into hot jars, leaving 1/4-inch headspace. Adjust two-piece caps.
• Process 10 minutes in a boiling-water canner. (Note: Add appropriate additional processing time for high altitudes).
• Recipe variation:.
• Add 1 teaspoon whole cloves, 1/2 teaspoon whole allspice and 1 cinnamon stick tied in a spice bag to jam during cooking. Remove spice bag before filling jars.