SURE.JELL® FOR LESS OR NO SUGAR NEEDED RECIPES - SOUR CHERRY JAM

SURE.JELL® for Less or No Sugar Needed Recipes - Sour Cherry Jam image

The key to great sour cherry jam? Fully ripened cherries. Try it now in this SURE.JELL for Less or No Sugar Needed Recipes - Sour Cherry Jam.

Provided by My Food and Family

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Time 3h

Yield Makes about 5 (1-cup) jars or 80 servings, 1 Tbsp. each.

Number Of Ingredients 4

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Ingredients

5 cups prepared fruit (buy about 3 lb. fully ripe sour cherries)
3 cups sugar, measured into separate bowl, divided
1 box SURE-JELL For Less or No Sugar Needed Recipes Premium Fruit Pectin
1/2 tsp. butter or margarine

Steps:

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 jars well before filling.
Stem and pit cherries. Finely chop or grind fruit. Measure exactly 5 cups prepared fruit into 6- or 8-qt. saucepot.
Mix 1/4 cup of the sugar (from the measured amount in bowl) and pectin in small bowl. Add to fruit in saucepot; mix well. 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 remaining 2-3/4 cups 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 1/4 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.)

Nutrition Facts : Calories 40, Fat 0 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Sodium 5 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 0 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 0 g