Temptation

Plum Jam
Tasty Temptation Recipe

Plum jam is one of the easiest jams to make. It can be made in many different colors depending on the type of plum you choose.

Ingredients:
2-1/2 lbs. firm, slightly underripe plums
1/2 cup water
1-1/2 tbsp. lemon juice
3-1/2 cups granulated sugar
1 (3 ounces) package fruit pectin
Glass Jam Jars*

Directions:
Pit plums and chop into fine bits to measure approximately 4 cups. Place chopped fruit in a large, stainless-steel or other nonreactive (non-aluminum) saucepan with 1/2 cup water and stir in sugar and lemon juice. Let the mixture stand for 1 hour or so. Sterilize canning jars and their lids by boiling them for 5 minutes. Leave jars and lids in the hot water until ready to use.

Add pectin to plum mixture, and over medium heat, bring the mixture slowly to a boil, stirring often. Cook rapidly, stirring often, for about 15 minutes. Begin to test for the jell point by scooping up a spoonful of the simmering mixture and, holding the spoon horizontally, slowly rotating it. Allow the liquid to fall off the spoon back into the pot, watching the drops along the lower edge of the spoon.