Gingery Pear Jam
photo by dianegrapegrower
- Ready In:
- 1hr 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Yields:
-
7 1/2 pints
ingredients
- 2267.96 g pears, peeled, cored, and chopped
- 1182.95 ml sugar
- 14.79-29.58 ml fresh ginger, grated (or substitute 1-2 T. candied ginger, minced)
- 14.79 ml lemon zest
- 14.79 ml orange zest
- 59.14 ml lemon juice
directions
- Prepare 1/2 pint jars, lids, and water bath canner. Place a small plate in the freezer to chill.
- After chopping, puree roughly half the pears in a food processor until smooth. Alternatively, you may grate all the pears. Or you may use an immersion blender in the pot when half cooked. The goal is to have a jam with a smooth pulpy texture, punctuated by small chunks of fruit. Without the smooth, pulpy pears, the taste is more like pears in ginger sauce.
- Add all ingredients to a 5-6 quart dutch oven. Stir to combine, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and continue to cook until thickened, stirring occaisionally. (20-30 minutes, depending on how juicy the fruit is).
- Test thickness of jam by putting a small spoonful on a chilled plate, and tilting. If the jam remains mounded and doesn't drip, it's done.
- Fill jars, leaving a 1/4" headspace, cap, and process in boiling water bath for 10 minutes.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
dianegrapegrower
United States