PLUM JAM

5 lbs (3 qts) red plums, pitted and cut into pieces
9 cups sugar

Cook plums with 1/2 cup water until soft, add sugar and cook, stirring frequently, until thickened, about 20 minutes. Seal with paraffin in hot jars.

Plums can be cooked without seeding and put through a food mill to remove seeds.

5 pints

(Mary Meade's Country Cookbook)

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