Addictive Christmas Jam
Cranberry, Strawberry, Orange and Spices
Equipment
- 12 Half Pint Canning Jars or 24 Quarter Pint jars
- 1 Water Bath Canner
- 1 Immersion Blender
- 1 Medium Pot
Ingredients
- 40 oz Frozen Strawberries Unsweetened!
- 16 oz Cranberries Fresh or Frozen
- 1 Orange Peeled
- 5 lbs Sugar
- 2 3 oz Liquid Fruit Pectin Packets
- 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
- 1 tsp Ground Ginger
- 1/4 tsp Ground Allspice
- 1/4 tsp Ground Cloves
Instructions
- Start boiling water in your water bath canner and sterilize your jars.
- Pulse strawberries, cranberries and orange in food process to break them up a bit and make them more uniform in size.
- Add fruit to a medium sauce pot with sugar and spices. Stir.
- Bring fruit pot to a full rolling boil and boil for 1 minute.
- Remove from heat and blend with your immersion blender. If you want a chunkier jam skip this step.
- Stir in liquid pectin and return to stove.
- Boil for 1 minute stirring constantly.
- Remove from heat.
- Skim off any foam with a spoon (and eat it because you can).
- Ladle hot jam into hot jars filling to 1/2 inch head space. Technically, you can do 1/4 inch head space but I've had sealing problems when I do that.
- Clean your rims and add your lids finger tip tight.
- Using tongs place in water bath canner. Remember that there must be at least 2 inches of water above your lids for proper canning!
- Bring water to a rolling boil and process for 10 minutes.
- Remove jars and let sit for 12-24 hours before removing the rings.
- Check your seals, wash your jars, and put them on the shelf!
- If you're gifting these jars, add a cute piece of fabric between the lid and the ring.