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Jam Course Hints For Best Results
• Do not reduce sugar or use sugar substitutes. The exact amounts of sugar, fruit, and other
ingredients are necessary for a good set.
• Use only ripe fruit (not overripe or underripe) for best flavor.
• Do not puree fruit.
Drain cubed fruit before crushing.
Crush with a potato masher or
food processor. Jam should have bits of fruit in it.
• Recipes should not exceed 3 cups fruit.
• Be sure to measure fruit AFTER it has been crushed, not before.
• Remove stems, seeds, or pits from fruit before crushing.
• You may use strawberries, blackberries, raspberries or other thin skinned berries. Fruit such as
peaches, pears and apricots may be used but should be peeled and have the seeds removed.
• Frozen berries or fruit (no sugar added) may be substituted for fresh. Thaw and drain before
measuring. For thinner jam, use juice as part of the 3 cups berry or fruit amount.
• Lemon juice adds necessary acid to the berries or fruit.
• You may decrease the amount of sugar, but it will produce a thinner result. More sugar will
make it thicker. For best results, sugar substitutes are not recommended.
•The average refrigerated life of jam is 2 weeks or up to several months frozen.
STRAWBERRY, BLACKBERRY, OR RASPBERRY JAM
Fresh or Frozen (thawed) Fruit
3 cups
Sugar
5 cups
Select Jam Course
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BLUEBERRY, APRICOT, PEACH OR PEAR JAM
Fresh or Frozen (thawed) Fruit
3 cups
Sugar
5 cups
Lemon Juice
3 TBL
Select Jam Course
13
CAUTION: DO NOT EXCEED THESE AMOUNTS!
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