Canned Papaya

Gather

Ingredients

• Firm, ripe papaya
• Medium or heavy canning syrup
• 1/4 cup lemon juice per quart of prepared syrup

Preserve

Instructions

1. 01

   Prepare medium or heavy canning syrup, adding 1/4 cup lemon juice for every quart of syrup.

2. 02

   Wash firm, ripe papaya; peel it, remove the seeds, and cut the flesh into cubes. Place the cubes in the prepared syrup and simmer gently for 2-3 minutes.

3. 03

   Transfer the hot fruit to hot pint or quart jars and cover it with boiling syrup. Preserve 1/2-inch headspace, remove bubbles, wipe the rims, and secure the lids.

4. 04

   At 0-1,000 ft, process hot-packed papaya for 15 minutes in pints or 20 minutes in quarts using a boiling-water canner. Increase the time.
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