2 c Finely chopped pears -(peeled & cored) 1 c Finely chopped apples -(peeled & cored) 6 1/2 c Sugar 1/4 ts Ground cinnamon 1/3 c Bottled lemon juice 6 oz Liquid pectin
Yield: About 7 to 8 half-pints
Procedure: Crush apples and pears in a large saucepan and stir in cinnamon.
Thoroughly mix sugar and lemon juice with fruits and bring to a boil over
high heat, stirring constantly. Immediately stir in pectin. Bring to a full
rolling boil and boil hard 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat,
quickly skim off foam, and fill sterile jars leaving 1/4-inch headspace.
Adjust lids and process as recommended in Table 1.
Table 1. Recommended process time for Pear-Apple Jam in a boiling water
canner.
Style of Pack: Hot. Jar Size: Half-Pints. Process Time at Altitudes of 0 –
1,000 ft: 5 min.
1,001 – 6,000 ft: 10 min.
Above 6,000 ft: 15 min.
=== * USDA
Agriculture Information Bulletin No. 539 (rev. 1994) * format
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