INGREDIENTS

INSTRUCTIONS

Wash and rinse all fruits thoroughly before cooking. Do not soak. For
best flavor, use fully ripe fruit. Remove stems, skins, and pits from
fruit; cut into pieces and crush. For berries, remove stems and
blossoms and crush. Seedy berries may be put through a sieve or food
mill. Measure crushed fruit into large saucepan using the ingredient
quantities specified in Table 1.  Table 1. Ingredient Quantities.
Fruit: Apricots. Cups Crushed Fruit: 4 to 4-1/2. Cups Sugar: 4. Tbs.
Lemon Juice: 2. Yield (Half-pints): 5 to 6.  Fruit: Berries. Cups
Crushed Fruit: 4. Cups Sugar: 4. Tbs. Lemon  Juice: 0. Yield
(Half-pints): 3 to 4.  Fruit: Peaches. Cups Crushed Fruit: 5-1/2 to 6.
Cups Sugar: 4 to 5.  Tbs. Lemon Juice: 2. Yield (Half-pints): 6 to 7.
Add sugar and bring to a boil while stirring rapidly and constantly.
Continue to boil until mixture thickens. Use one of the following
tests to determine when jams and jellies are ready to fill. Remember
to allow for thickening during cooling.  Temperature test: Use a jelly
or candy thermometer and boil until  mixture reaches the temperature
for your altitude. For more  information see "Making Jelly Without
Added Pectin".  Sea Level: 220 degrees F. 1,000 ft: 218 degrees F.
2,000 ft: 216  degrees F. 3,000 ft: 214 degrees F. 4,000 ft: 212
degrees F. 5,000  ft: 211 degrees F. 6,000 ft: 209 degrees F. 7,000 ft:
207 degrees F.  8,000 ft:  Refrigerator test: Remove the jam mixture
from the heat. Pour a small  amount of boiling jam on a cold plate and
put it in the freezing  compartment of a refrigerator for a few
minutes. If the mixture gels,  it is ready to fill.  Remove from heat
and skim off foam quickly. Fill sterile jars with  jam. For more
information see "Jars and Lids". Use a measuring cup or  ladle the jam
through a wide-mouthed funnel, leaving 1/4-inch  headspace. Adjust lids
and process.  Table 2. Recommended process time for Jams without Added
Pectin in a  boiling-water canner.  Style of Pack: Hot.  Jar Size:
Half-pints or Pints. Process Time at  Altitudes of 0 - 1,000 ft: 5 min.
1,001 - 6,000 ft: 10 min. Above  6,000 ft: 15 min.
======================================================= === * USDA
Agriculture Information Bulletin No. 539 (rev. 1994) * Meal-Master
format courtesy of Karen Mintzias  From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster
collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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