Jams this week........

Okay So here is what we made today; Mint Jelly, Triple Berry Jam (Sugar free- made with juice only),Strawberry banana jam ,also made with juice , and Triple Berry Jam made without sugar.Add this to the 9 pints and 8 half pints of blackberry jam made on Sunday.

Below the picture you will find a couple recipes, the sugar free varieties I adapted and used Pamonas pectin.



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Mint Jelly Recipe

SERVES 4 , 4 Half pints

1 1/2 cups fresh mint, washed and packed
3 1/4 cups water
2-3 drops green food coloring
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
1 (1 3/4 ounce) box pectin
4 cups granulated sugar
Crush or chop mint leaves. Add water. Bring to a boil.
Remove from heat, cover and let stand 10 minutes. Strain and measure 3 cups of mint infusion.
Add food coloring and lemon juice. Add Sure-Jell, dissolve and bring to a rapid boil.
Add sugar. Cook fast, stirring occasionally until it comes to a rapid boil that cannot be stirred down, then cook 1 minute more.
Pour into sterilized jelly glasses and seal. I processed in the steam canner for 10 minutes to insure a good seal.

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I changed this recipe according to the directions for all fruit recipe in the Pamonas pectin box.
It turned out Great!



Strawberry Banana Jam

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 0 Preparation Time :0:30
Categories : Berries Fruit
Jams/Jellies

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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2 quarts Strawberries -- fully ripe
3 medium Bananas -- fully ripe
3 tablespoons Fresh lemon juice
6 3/4 cups Sugar
1 box Sure-Jell®
1/4 teaspoon Butter or margarine

Stem and crush strawberries. Measure 3-1/4 cups into a 6 or 8 quart heavy saucepan. Mash bananas thoroughly. Measure 1-1/2 cups into saucepan with strawberries. Stir in lemon juice.

Measure exact amount of sugar into separate bowl. Stir Sure-Jell® into saucepan. Add butter. Bring mixture to a full rolling boil over high heat, stirring constantly. Quickly stir in all of the sugar. Return to a full rolling boil and boil exactly 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and skim off any foam with metal spoon.

Ladle into eight 8 oz. hot sterilized jars, filling to within 1/8" of tops. Wipe rim and threads. Install 2 piece lids. Boiling water bath for 5 minutes and remove to towel covered counter to cool. After jars cool, check seals, remove bands, and store in a cool dark place..