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Jam: Berry Jam

Source of Recipe

Sandy's Place


Recipe Introduction

Use blackberries, blueberries, boysenberries, dewberries, gooseberries, loganberries, raspberries, youngberries or strawberries.

List of Ingredients

9 cups crushed berries
6 cups sugar


Recipe

Combine berries and sugar in a large saucepot. Bring slowly to a boil, stirring until sugar dissolves.

Cook rapidly to gelling point. As mixture thickens, stir frequently to prevent sticking. Remove from heat. Skim foam if necessary.

Ladle hot jam into hot jars, leaving 1/4th inch headspace. Adjust two-piece caps. process 15 minutes in a boiling water canner.


YIELD: About 3 Pints

NOTE: If seedless jam is preferred, crushed berries may be heated until soft and pressed through a sieve or food mill; measure pulp and proceed as above.