Kentucky Bar Fight Jam

Submitted by gailanng

"Something different, ehhh???  A marvelous creation from Jaimie Needham."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 7
• Yields: 3 Pints

ingredients

• 1 pint blueberries
• 6 ounces weight blackberries
• 1 cup diced jalapeno
• 3⁄4 cup apple cider vinegar
• 1⁄2 cup Bourbon
• 1 3⁄4 ounces pectin (dry)
• 5 cups white sugar

directions

1. You will need 3 Pint Sized Canning Jars With Lids And Rings, Sterilized According To Standard Canning Practices.  Plus 1 large canning pot ready with boilIng water.  (Please follow standard canning practices).
2. Wash and sort through the berries. Making sure to discard any bad berries and remove any stems that may still be attached.  Combined berries should measure 3 cups total.
3. To a large saucepan, add the berries with the diced jalapenos (double amount of jalapenos if you prefer a spicier jam) along with the apple cider vinegar and bourbon. Heat mixture on high. Once it starts to heat, gradually stir in the pectin.
4. Once mixture comes to a rolling boil, add all of the sugar at once. Stir continuously until it reaches a rolling boil once again, then cook for 1 full minute. Immediately remove mixture from the heat and pour into cleaned and prepared canning jars.
5. Wipe off the rims of the jars, add the lids and rings and process for 15 minutes in the readied pot of boiling water (again, following standard canning practices).