Rainier Cherry Jam
Rainier cherry jam captures the unique flavor of rainier cherries. It tastes more like apricot jam or citrus marmalade than cherry and is a one-of-a-kind-treat.
Ingredients
- 3 cups Rainier Cherries pitted and halved
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp calcium water (included with Pomona's pectin)
- 3/4 cups sugar
- 1 tsp Pomona's Pectin Powder added to sugar
Instructions
- Wash, pit and halve the cherries. Add them to a saucepan with the lemon juice and bring them to a boil.
- Cook the cherries for a few minutes until they release their juices, and then mash gently with a potato masher.
- Add the calcium water into the boiling cherries.
- Add the powdered Pomona's pectin into the sugar and stir to completely incorporate. This step is important because it prevents the pectin from clumping when it hits the hot fruit.
- Add the sugar and pectin mixture into the boiling fruit and stir to completely incorporate. Cook for an additional 1-2 minutes until the mixture begins to gel.
- Ladle the jam into prepared canning jars, leaving 1/4 inch headspace. Process for 10 minutes in a water bath canner, or store in the refrigerator.
Notes
This recipe makes 1 pint of jam or two half-pint jam jars. It can safely be tripled, to make up to half-pint jars at once.
Nutrition
Serving: 1grams