Ball Blue Book Plum Jam

This is the recipe I have always used to make Plum Jam. My family loves this!

• Ready In: 30 mins
• Yields: 8 half pints

Ingredients

• 6  cups plums, pitted and chopped
• 3⁄4 cup water
• 7  cups sugar
• 1  tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 (1 3/4ounce) package  dry pectin

Directions

1. Never double canning recipe!
2. Combine plums, water, lemon juice, and pectin in a large sauce pot. Bring to a rolling boil over high heat, stirring constantly.
3. Add sugar; return to a rolling boil. Boil hard 1 minute, stirring constantly.
4. Pour hot into hot jars, leaving 1/4" head space. Adjust caps.
5. Process 10 minutes in boiling water bath.
6. Brandied Plum Jam: add 1 cup brandy to fruit mixture.
7. Plum Orange Spice Jam: add zest from 1 orange, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, and 1/2 tsp nutmeg to fruit mixture.