Pear and Orange Jam With Walnuts

Ingredients

• 4 1/2 cups prepared fruit (about 2 1/2 lb. fully ripe pears and 2 medium or 3 small oranges)
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
• 5 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 box sure-jell fruit pectin (powdered)
• 1/2 teaspoon butter

Directions

1. 1

   Peel and core about 2 1/2 pouds pears.

2. 2

   Peel oranges, remove seeds and any loose membrane. (I used "juice" oranges, not navels, for a more intense flavor.).

3. 3

   Grind or chop pears and oranges very fine. A food processor works great for this.

4. 4

   Mix well.

5. 5

   Measure 4 1/2 cups of the mixture into a very large saucepan.

6. 6

   Add 1/2 cup chopped walnuts.

7. 7

   Measure sugar and set aside.

8. 8

   Mix pectin into fruits in saucepan.

9. 9

   Place over high heat, stirring continually, until the mixture comes to a hard boil.

10. 10

    Immediately add all the sugar and butter and stir well.

11. 11

    Bring to a full rolling boil and boil hard 1 minute, stirring constantly.

12. 12

    Remove from heat and skim off any foam with a metal spoon.

13. 13

    Stir and skim for 5 minutes to cool slightly and prevent floating fruit.

14. 14

    Ladle quickly into glass jars, wipe rims and apply lids & rings.

15. 15

    Process in a water-bath canner for 10 minutes for half-pints, 15 minutes for pints.

16. 16

    Remove from canner and place jars on a clean towel to cool.