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Natal Plum Jam (Num Num Jam)
Delicious jam using wild Natal Plums with canning instructions.
Servings
4
pints
Ingredients
2-3
lbs
Natal Plums
(enough so that when cooked and mashed you have 4 cups)
1/2
cup
water
2
cups
apple juice
2
tbsp
lemon juice
3
tbsp
Ball Classic Pectin
(or 1.75 oz. package of pectin)
4
cups
sugar
Instructions
In pot, mash plums and add water. Bring to boil and boil 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Mash again. Boil for 2 more minutes.
Add apple juice, lemon juice and pectin. Bring to a hard boil and hard boil for 10 minutes.
Add sugar. Hard boil for 1 minute.
Pour into clean, hot pint jars, leaving 1/4 inch headspace.
Water bath process for 10 minutes.
Notes
*Disclaimer - This recipe has not been tested by the USDA. Can using your own discretion.