BLACKBERRY REFRIGERATOR JAM

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Provided by Wallace Hale

Time 40m

Number Of Ingredients 5

4 c fresh blackberrys
3/4 c water
1/2 tsp finely shredded lemon peel
1 1.75 oz pkg reg powdered fruit pectin
4 c sugar

Steps:

1. in good sized med bowl use a masher to to crush blackberries till you have 2 cups crushed blackberries. mix berries, sugar, and lemon peel. let stand for ten min.stirring occasionally. In a small saucepan combine pectin an water.Bring to boil over high heat. boil for one min. stirring occasionally remove frome heat adding the berry mixture; stir for 3 min or until the sugars dissolved an its no longer grainy.
2. Ladle into freezer containers that will hold at least half pint leaveing a 1/2-inch headspace seal an label let stand at room temp 24 hours to set before freezing, store jan in refrigerator for up to 3 weeks an in freezer for up to one year