Spiced Pear Jam with Pineapple

Submitted by papergoddess

"The name says it all."

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 8 Pints

ingredients

• 3 3 lbs kiefer pears or 3 lbs seckel pears
• 1 orange
• 1 lemon
• 1 cup crushed pineapple
• 4 -5 cups sugar
• 3 -4 whole cloves
• 6 inches cinnamon sticks
• 1 inch gingerroot

directions

1. Peel and core pears; peel and seed lemon and orange.
2. Put fruit though a grinder or food processor; save juices.
3. In a kettle or large saucepan, combine pulp and juice with sugar and pineapple.
4. Tie cloves, cinnamon, and ginger in cheesecloth; add to pot.
5. Stir the mixture while heating.
6. Simmer about 30 minutes.
7. Remove spice bag and ladle into hot sterilized jars.
8. Process pints in a water bath for 15 minutes.
9. NOTE: Since it is hard to gauge the acidity of pears, taste the jam as it cooks and add sugar or lemon juice as needed.

Reviews

[Mhauck]

This jam tasted great! It was one more way to use up my pears. I didn't change the recipe too much - I only added 4 cups sugar, instead of 5. I used the juice of one lemon instead of peeling and chopping it - that's just too much work. I also didn't want any seeds in my jam. A correction for the recipe - it yeilds about 8 half-pints (jelly jars), not 8 pints.