Condiment: Spiced Pumpkin Preserves
Source of Recipe
Barbara Mooers
Recipe Introduction
"Feel free to halve the vinegar in this recipe if you want a sweeter version. The longer these set, the better they are!"
List of Ingredients
6 � cups�raw peeled�pumpkins�(1 1/2 in. cubes)
2 � teaspoons�whole cloves�or 1tablespoon�ground cloves
1 � cup�water
1 � cup�cider vinegar
1 � cup�brown sugar
1 � cup�white sugar
3 � �cinnamon sticks
1/2 � teaspoon�allspiceRecipe
1. Prick pumpkin chucks with a fork.
2. Combine rest of the ingredients in a sauce pan and boil 5 minutes to make the syrup.
3. Add fruit (in batches if necessary) and simmer until pumpkin is slightly tender.
4. Spoon hot pumpkin in clean hot pint jars.
5. Fill with hot syrup leaving 1/4 inch head space.
6. (Prepare more syrup if necessary.).
7. Seal and process in a hot water bath for 15 minutes.
8. *Ifyou use whole cloves, spike the pumkin pieces with them.
9. **Tryto even out the stick cinnamon among the jars.
10. ***This recipe need to age.
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