Best Mrs Gs Italian Plum Cointreau Jam Recipes
MRS. G'S ITALIAN PLUM & COINTREAU JAM
We have wonderful Italian plum trees all throughout our neighborhood. Our first year here we picked 34 pounds of plums! I got a recipe from the Fancy Pantry for Plum and Orange Liqueur Jam. After many many batches I adjusted the recipe to the following and really really love it. It doesn't set really thick, but it tastes fabulous and it is awesome to use with JanctC-KY's Easy Plum Sauce Recipe #172468. NOTE: This is a great recipe for those who are intimidated by or want to try canning, BUT this method of canning is only good for fruit jams with an acid and lots of sugar. Do NOT use this method for canning other foods! When the jam is boiling it will splatter everywhere. I wear a long sleeve shirt and use an oven mitt when stirring the jelly. I also cover the rest of the stove and nearby wall with tin foil. It makes clean up a whole lot easier. EASY JELLY TEST...Place small plate in freezer to chill. Spoon some hot jam onto chilled plate and return to freezer for about 30 seconds to 1 minute. Remove from freezer and run your finger through the jam. If the jam does not fill in the space left by your finger, it's done. I like this jam a bit runny, so I don't worry if it fills in slightly.
Provided by Mrs Goodall
Categories Plums
Time 1h30m
Yield 6 cups
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- JELLY:.
- Rinse, drain and pit plums.
- Cook the plums and water at a fast simmer for 30 minutes, stirring frequently. I use my biggest, shallowest pan that will hold the plums and water and allow for stirring, you want evaporation to take place.
- The plums will become very soft and begin to fall apart.
- Press the plums and liquid through a coarse food mill.
- Combine plums, lemon juice and sugar in a large pan (like a dutch oven) or preserving pan.
- Add 1 tablespoon of butter, this helps reduce foaming.
- Stir over medium high heat until sugar is dissolved.
- Cook jam at a brisk boil (spooning off any foam that arises) until it passes the jelly test, about 10 - 11 minutes.
- Add liqueur and cook 2 minutes.
- Remove from heat.
- CANNING:.
- Wash jars and screw rings.
- Fill electric fry pan 2/3 full with water and bring to a boil.
- Put jars in water, upside down along with sealing lids.
- Jars should heat at least 10 minutes, and sealing lids at least 3 and should be covered by water.
- Ladle jam into jars filing to 1/4 from very top.
- Wipe rim with boiling water using a paper towel.
- Put on sealing lid and screw on ring.
- Turn jar upside down.
- Finish all jars.
- Turn jars right side up.
- Cover jars with a towel.
- Jars should seal in 5 - 30 minutes. If jars does NOT seal, use jam, do not store for any length of time.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 610.2, Fat 2.8, SaturatedFat 1.3, Cholesterol 5.1, Sodium 14.3, Carbohydrate 152.1, Fiber 4.3, Sugar 146.8, Protein 2.2
SIMPLE PLUM CHUTNEY
This came from Eating Well magazine. We have Italian Plum trees and I'm always looking for new recipes to use up all our plums! Use 1 pound of any kind of plums you like. I love that there are only 4 ingredients! The tag line on the recipe says "...spread on crackers with cream cheese or as a dipping sauce for grilled chicken."
Provided by Mrs Goodall
Categories Chutneys
Time 15m
Yield 1 cup
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Combine plums, vinegar, honey and crushed red pepper in a medium saucepan.
- Bring to a simmer over high heat.
- Cover, reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the plums start to break down, 5 to 10 minutes.
- Transfer to a blender or food processor and pulse several times into a coarse puree.
- Cover and refrigerate for up to 1 week.
Nutrition Facts :
SPICED ITALIAN PLUMS (PRUNES) IN PORT
We have an old Italian prune tree in the front yard that is usually loaded every year. We fix many of them this way, and have wonderfully sweet, spicy prunes for breakfast all year. We usually spend a whole weekend canning prunes and making apple butter. (another old tree in the yard). Any type plum would most likely work.
Provided by Outta Here
Categories Plums
Time 1h
Yield 6 pints, 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Cut plums in half and remove pit. Combine sugar, water, orange peel, cinnamon sticks and cloves in a large pot. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer a few minutes. Add plums, a layer at a time to heat through, about 2 minutes. Remove plums from syrup.
- Pack hot plums into hot pint jars, leaving 1/2 inch headspace.
- Repeat with remaining plums.
- Reheat syrup to a boil. Remove from heat; discard cinnamon sticks. Stir in port.
- Pour over plums, leaving 1/2 inch headspace. (add a few cloves and pieces of orange peel to each jar). Remove air bubbles. Adjust caps.
- Process 20 minutes in boiling water bath.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 398.9, Fat 1, SaturatedFat 0.1, Sodium 7.2, Carbohydrate 90.7, Fiber 4.6, Sugar 83, Protein 2.2
PLUM JAM RECIPE - A
From Peggy Trowbridge @ about.com. Take advantage of fresh plums in season to make delicious plum jam. You can use any variety of plums or mix them. *** You can also make this with Splenda granulated and Ball Fruit Jell (No Sugar Added Pectin). ***
Provided by Nana Lee
Categories Plums
Time 40m
Yield 4 pints
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Place plums, water, lemon juice, and butter in a large non-aluminum stockpot.
- Stirring often, bring to a boil over medium-high heat.
- Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until fruit is soft.
- You should end up with about 4-1/2 cups.
- Stir in sugar. Return heat to high and bring back to a rolling boil while constantly stirring.
- Add pectin and return to a boil while stirring.
- Continue to stir and boil for 1 minute, then remove from heat.
- Let rest for 1 minute, then skim off any foam.
- Pour even amounts into sterilized jars, leaving 1/8-inch of space at the top.
- Wipe rims and seal with sterilized lids.
- Process in boiling water for 5 minutes. Remove, let cool, and label jars.
- Store plum jam in a cool, dry place.
- FOR SUGAR FREE VERSION: follow directions on No Sugar Added Pectin box.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1686.9, Fat 2, SaturatedFat 0.7, Cholesterol 2.5, Sodium 50.2, Carbohydrate 433.5, Fiber 6.6, Sugar 408.5, Protein 2.5
MICROWAVE GINGER PLUM JAM
This quick and easy jam makes only 2 1/2 cups. It makes a wonderful glaze for oven-roasted salmon. 3 cups of plums is about 10-12 plums. This recipe comes from the book Small Batch Preserving by Topp and Howard.
Provided by mary winecoff
Categories Plums
Time 40m
Yield 2 1/2 cups
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Place plums and sugar in a deep 8-cup microwavable container.
- Stir in lemon juice.
- Microwave, uncovered on High for 7 minutes, stirring twice.
- Add ginger; microwave, uncovered on High for 15 to 18 minutes or until mixture will form a gel, stirring every 4 minutes.
- Ladle into sterilized jars and use the inversion method or water bath for 10 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 712.3, Fat 0.6, Sodium 0.1, Carbohydrate 183.3, Fiber 2.8, Sugar 179.7, Protein 1.4
MRS. G'S FAIR SCONES
This base of this recipe is called Puyallup Fair Scones (Recipe #183806)...I of course had to mess with a good thing and here's the recipe I came up with. These are even better! Here's some of the research on scones that I found...using butter gives the best flavor, but shortening preserves the scones better after the first day. Hence the 1/2 butter, 1/2 shortening, a good compromise. Using heavy cream keeps the scones moister than milk. The recommended flours (for taste and gluten content) are first, Pillsbury Unbleached Enriched All-Purpose Flour (with a 10 - 11% gluten content), second King Arthur Unbleached Enriched All-purpose Flour (with an 11% gluten content). Chilling the butter and shortening in the freezer for 20 minutes or so helps the fat not "melt" when mixing. You can use your hands or a pastry blender to mix the fat and flour, but using a food processor also keeps the fat intact and not "melted" from the heat of your hands. Mix as little as possible so that the gluten does not over develop and make the scones tough. Sifting is critical. 2 1/2 cups unsifted flour weighs more than 2 1/2 cups sifted flour and would make a tougher scone. If you want to get really into it, "they" say that you should place a measuring cup on top of some parchment/wax paper and actually sift the flour into the cup, use the paper to catch the excess.
Provided by Mrs Goodall
Categories Scones
Time 35m
Yield 8 scones
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Sift and measure the flour.
- Re-sift with other dry ingredients.
- Work shortening & butter into dry ingredients with the fingers.
- Add raisins to flour-fat mixture and mix thoroughly (you may omit raisins).
- Add milk to mixture. (If you are omitting the raisins, add another 2 Tablespoons of milk).
- Turn out on to a floured board and divide into two equal pieces.
- Roll or pat each into a round and to the thickness of biscuits (3/4 inch to a full inch).
- Cut into wedge shaped pieces like a pie and bake about 15 minutes at 450 degrees on an ungreased baking sheet.
- To serve like they do at the fair; split open but do not cut clear through. Fill with jam and close.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 325.5, Fat 19.1, SaturatedFat 10, Cholesterol 47.1, Sodium 247.4, Carbohydrate 34, Fiber 1.1, Sugar 3.3, Protein 4.6
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