SURE JELL® Sour Cherry Jam

Prep Time: 45 min

Total Time: 3 hr min

Makes: About 6 (1-cup) jars or 96 servings, 1 Tbsp. each

4 cups prepared fruit (buy about 3 lb. fully ripe sour cherries)
1 box SURE.JELL Fruit Pectin
1/2 tsp. butter or margarine
4-3/4 cups sugar, measured into separate bowl

BRING boiling-water canner, half full with water, to simmer. Wash jars and screw bands in hot soapy water; rinse with warm water. Pour boiling water over flat lids in saucepan off the heat. Let stand in hot water until ready to use. Drain well before filling.

STEM and pit cherries. Finely chop or grind fruit. Measure exactly 4 cups prepared fruit into 6- or 8-qt. saucepot.

STIR pectin into prepared fruit in saucepot. Add butter to reduce foaming. Bring mixture to full rolling boil (a boil that doesn't stop bubbling when stirred) on high heat, stirring constantly. Stir in sugar. Return to full rolling boil and boil exactly 1 min., stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Skim off any foam with metal spoon.

LADLE immediately into prepared jars, filling to within 1/8 inch of tops. Wipe jar rims and threads. Cover with two-piece lids. Screw bands tightly. Place jars on elevated rack in canner. Lower rack into canner. (Water must cover jars by 1 to 2 inches. Add boiling water, if necessary.) Cover; bring water to gentle boil. Process 10 min. Remove jars and place upright on a towel to cool completely. After jars cool, check seals by pressing middles of lids with finger. (If lids spring back, lids are not sealed and refrigeration is necessary.)

How To Measure Precisely

To get exact level cup measures of sugar, spoon sugar into dry metal or plastic measuring cups, then level by scraping excess sugar from top of cup with a straight-edged knife.

Nutrition (per serving)
Calories
45
Total fat
0g
Saturated fat
0g
Cholesterol
0mg
Sodium
0mg
Carbohydrate
12g
Dietary fiber
0g
Sugars
11g
Protein
0g
Vitamin A
2%DV
Vitamin C
0%DV
Calcium
0%DV
Iron
0%DV

~Lizzy~