Canning Recipe of the week: Amish Style Christmas Jam

The countdown is on. There are only 19 days until Christmas 2019 but there is still time to make a batch of Amish Style Christmas Jam to give as gifts to friends and family!

This is an old time cookbook style recipe that I haven't personally had a chance to try yet but it is on my to do list and I thought you might enjoy trying it too. If you like it let me know in the comments!

Amish Style Christmas Jam

           Ingredients:

•  3 cups cranberries

   
• 1 orange, peeled and seeded 
• 2 teaspoons orange zest (from above orange)
• 1 (10 oz) package frozen sliced strawberries, slightly thawed 

  
  
• ¹⁄₄ teaspoon ground cloves
• ¹⁄₄ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 4 cups sugar
• ¹⁄₂ cup water
• 1 (3 oz) packet liquid fruit pectin

    

  Directions
  

  Combine cranberries and sections of seeded orange in a food processor.  Pulse until coarsely chopped.

  Add strawberries, zest, cloves and cinnamon. Continue processing until finely chopped, but not pureed.

  Stir together fruit mixture, sugar and water in a very large saucepan until well blended. Cook for 2 minutes over low heat, stirring constantly. 

  Increase heat to high and bring mixture to a full, rolling boil. Stir in liquid pectin, while stirring constantly, bring to a rolling boil again and boil for one minute.

  Remove from heat and skim off foam.

  Immediately pour into 6 hot, sterilized half-pint jars. Carefully wipe clean rims of jars with a damp cloth. Place lids on jars and screw on bands just until snug.

  Process in boiling water bath for 10 minutes. Remove jars from water bath and cool away from drafts until lids seal.

  The next day you are ready to apply decorative gift tags like the ones I designed below to make them extra special gifts for the holiday season. 

  
  

  

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