Tutti-Frutti Jam

Gather

Ingredients

• 3 cups chopped or ground pears (about 2 lb)
• 1 large orange, peeled, seeded, and chopped
• ¾ cup drained crushed pineapple
• ¼ cup chopped maraschino cherries (about one 3-oz bottle)
• ¼ cup bottled lemon juice
• 1 package powdered pectin
• 5 cups sugar

Preserve

Instructions

1. 01

   Pre-sterilize jars. Wash, peel, core, and chop pears; peel, seed, and chop the orange pulp.

2. 02

   Combine measured pears, orange, pineapple, cherries, lemon juice, and pectin. Bring quickly to a full boil, stirring constantly.

3. 03

   Add sugar, return to a full bubbling boil, and boil hard 1 minute, stirring constantly.

4. 04

   Take the pot off the heat and skim away the foam. Ladle the jam into hot, sterile jars, allowing ¼-inch headspace; clean the rims and attach the lids.

5. 05

   In a boiling-water canner, process half-pints or pints for 5 minutes (base time).
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