Cherry & Raspberry Jam Recipe
1 1/2 liter sweet cherries 50 ml orange juice 25 ml lemon rind 15 ml grated orange rind 1 1/2 liter raspberries 1 liter sugar 1 a few drops almond extract
Pit & chop cherries. Add next three ingredients. Bring to boil & cook for 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Add raspberries & sugar. Bring to a boil, stirring frequently. Boil to jam stage (15 minutes or so). Remove from heat, stir & skim for 5 minutes. Pour into hot, sterile jars & seal.
Cherry Pineapple Jam 1
4 quart pitted cherries 2 cup crushed pineapple 1 sugar
Recipe by: Jo Merrill This is an old recipe and quite unique these days.
Combine fruits and add an equal weight of sugar. Heat slowly to boiling. Simmer 3/4 hour. Pour into platters. Cover with glass and set in the sun until desired consistency is reached.
Hot Pepper & Tomato Jam
2 1/4 ripe tomatoes 1 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon rind 1/4 cup lemon juice 2 chopped hot peppers; or 2 teaspoon tabasco sauce 6 cup sugar 1 fruit pectin
Peel and chop tomatoes. Bring to boil and simmer 10 minutes. Measure 3 cu ps into sauce pan. Add pepper, rind, juice, sugar and mix well. Over high heat, bring to rolling boil, boiling hard, stir for 5 minutes. Remove fro m heat and at once stir in pectin. Skim with metal spoon. To prevent floating, stir and skim for 5 minutes. Ladle into 1/2 pint jar and seal.
9 glasses.
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