Peach or Pear Jam

Ingredients

• 4 cups peaches (peeled, pitted or cored, and finely chopped) or pears (peeled, pitted or cored, and finely chopped, 4 cups equals 1 quart or about 5 pounds peaches or pears)
• 7 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 1 (3 ounce) envelope liquid pectin

Directions

1. 1

   Combine fruit, sugar and lemon juice in a large saucepan. Bring slowly to a boil, stirring until sugar dissolves.

2. 2

   Stir in liquid pectin. Return to a rolling boil. Boil hard 1 minute, stirring constantly.

3. 3

   Remove from heat. Skim foam if necessary.

4. 4

   Ladle hot jam into hot jars, leaving 1/4-inch headspace. Adjust two-piece caps.

5. 5

   Process 10 minutes in a boiling-water canner. (Note: Add appropriate additional processing time for high altitudes).

6. 6

   Recipe variation:.

7. 7

   Add 1 teaspoon whole cloves, 1/2 teaspoon whole allspice and 1 cinnamon stick tied in a spice bag to jam during cooking. Remove spice bag before filling jars.