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Homemade Plum Jam

September 15, 2012

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Homemade Plum Jam | MomOnTimeout.com SO much better than store bought jam!
After tackling Homemade Pasta Sauce last week I finally got up the courage to make my own jam. Turns out it’s super simple and fun! My sister is the jam and jelly maker in the family. She mixes and matches all kinds of yummy flavors: Cherry Almond, Apricot Plum, Blackberry Raspberry – you get the idea! I was always in complete awe of her as she would show me her cases and cases of jams that she had made. I rarely buy jam or jellies in the store because my sister has always provided me with such amazing homemade jams.

So the thing with jam or jelly is that your recipe will depend a lot on the type of pectin you use. They are all very similar but you always want to check your packaging to make sure you are following their recommendations. One tip my sister gave me was to add a little butter to reduce foaming and in fact that same tip was mentioned on my Ball Pectin packaging.

Now I realize that not everybody has a completely overloaded plum tree in their backyard like I do 🙂  Keep a look out at your local Farmer’s Market for markdowns on large quantities of fruit or really terrific sales at your favorite grocery store.

What You’ll Need:
Plums, lots of plums
Sugar, lots of sugar
Bottle Lemon Juice
Pectin
Butter

My measurements:
12 cups of prepared {chopped} plums
12 cups of granulated sugar
27 tsp {9 Tbls} of lemon juice
13 1/2 Tbls pectin
1/4 tsp butter

Step 1. Rinse the fruit. You want to start with really clean fruit because in this recipe we won’t be removing the skins -hallelujah! The skins mostly kind of dissolve during the cooking process and are unnoticeable in the final product. One less step for us and more vitamins and nutritional value in the jam!
Step 2. Prep the fruit. Using a paring knife, remove the cheeks of the plum and then cut off the top and bottom. Make sure to pare away any bruises or other blemishes on the fruit. Cut the fruit into small pieces so they will cook down faster. Stir frequently
Step 3. Cook the fruit. Throw all of the fruit into a heavy-bottomed pot and start cooking. Add in the lemon juice now. For every 1 1/3 cups of prepared fruit, you need to add 3 tsp of bottled lemon juice. I let my fruit cook down for 10-15 minutes before adding in the pectin. Stir frequently.
Step 4. Add in the pectin and butter. Bring to a full rolling boil that cannot be stirred down over high heat. Stir constantly.
Step 5. Add the sugar. Stir to dissolve and return the mixture to a full rolling boil.
Step 6. Boil hard for EXACTLY ONE MINUTE stirring constantly and then remove from heat.
Step 7. Skim foam. I didn’t have a lot of foam but I noticed that what skins hadn’t dissolved were hanging out with the foam and they got tossed too.
 
Step 8. Prepare the waterbath canner, jars and lids. This should be done while the jam is being made. I boiled all components to make sure they were sanitized completely. I know many people run them through the dishwasher and that’s fine too.
Step 9. Ladle the hot jam into the hot jars using a funnel. Trust me. Funnels keep the mess to a minimum and keep you from getting burned. Handle all jars with care because they are HOT. Leave 1/4 inch headspace and wipe the rims of the jars. Place the lids on the jars and finger tighten the bands.
Step 10. Next it’s time to place the jars in the canner. The jars need to be covered by at least 1-2 inches of water. Place the lid on the canner and bring water to a boil. Process the jars for 10 minutes and then turn off the heat. Let jars stand for 5 minutes before removing.
Let the jars cool for 24 hours. Check the lids for a proper seal by pressing on the center. The lid should not flex at all. Loosen the band to prevent any moisture from being trapped and store. You’ve just jammed!
Homemade Plum Jam | MomOnTimeout.com SO much better than store bought jam!
We’ve already enjoyed our Homemade Plum Jam on many PB&J sandwiches and had some on Perfect Biscuits this morning – yum! I’d love to know if any of you can and what sorts of things you make. I’m really starting to get into this 🙂
 
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Homemade Plum Jam

I finally got up the courage to make my own jam.  Turns out it’s super simple and fun!
Course Side
Cuisine American
Keyword homemade plum jam
Prep Time 2 hours
Cook Time 30 minutes
Let jars cool 1 day
Total Time 1 day 2 hours 30 minutes
Servings 24 jars
Calories 454kcal
Author Trish - Mom On Timeout

Ingredients

  • 12 cups plums prepared, chopped
  • 12 cups granulated sugar
  • 9 tbsp lemon juice
  • 13 1/2 tbsp pectin
  • 1/4 tsp butter

Instructions

  • Rinse the fruit.  You want to start with really clean fruit because in this recipe we won’t be removing the skins -hallelujah!  The skins mostly kind of dissolve during the cooking process and are unnoticeable in the final product.  One less step for us and more vitamins and nutritional value in the jam!
  • Prep the fruit.  Using a paring knife, remove the cheeks of the plum and then cut off the top and bottom.  Make sure to pare away any bruises or other blemishes on the fruit.  Cut the fruit into small pieces so they will cook down faster.  Stir frequently.
  • Cook the fruit. Throw all of the fruit into a heavy-bottomed pot and start cooking. Add in the lemon juice now. For every 1 1/3 cups of prepared fruit, you need to add 3 tsp of bottled lemon juice. I let my fruit cook down for 10-15 minutes before adding in the pectin. Stir frequently.
  • Add in the pectin and butter.  Bring to a full rolling boil that cannot be stirred down over high heat.  Stir constantly.
  • Add the sugar.  Stir to dissolve and return the mixture to a full rolling boil.
  • Boil hard for EXACTLY ONE MINUTE stirring constantly and then remove from heat.
  • Skim foam.  I didn’t have a lot of foam but I noticed that what skins hadn’t dissolved were hanging out with the foam and they got tossed too.
  • Prepare the waterbath canner, jars and lids.  This should be done while the jam is being made.  I boiled all components to make sure they were sanitized completely.  I know many people run them through the dishwasher and that’s fine too.
  • Ladle the hot jam into the hot jars using a funnel.  Trust me.  Funnels keep the mess to a minimum and keep you from getting burned.  Handle all jars with care because they are HOT.  Leave 1/4 inch headspace and wipe the rims of the jars.  Place the lids on the jars and finger tighten the bands.
  • Next it’s time to place the jars in the canner.  The jars need to be covered by at least 1-2 inches of water.  Place the lid on the canner and bring water to a boil.  Process the jars for 10 minutes and then turn off the heat.  Let jars stand for 5 minutes before removing.
  • Let the jars cool for 24 hours.  Check the lids for a proper seal by pressing on the center.  The lid should not flex at all.  Loosen the band to prevent any moisture from being trapped and store.  You’ve just jammed!

Nutrition

Calories: 454kcal | Carbohydrates: 117g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 18mg | Potassium: 137mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 108g | Vitamin A: 285IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 1mg
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Comments

  1. Steph says

    September 9, 2016 at 11:33 AM

    How much does this make (jars/size) new at canning and want to have enough jars.

    Thanks,

    Reply
  2. Barb says

    August 20, 2016 at 2:53 PM

    Hi. This recipe looks good – just wondering whether the pectin you used was powdered or liquid.
    Thanks

    Reply
  3. Monica says

    June 25, 2016 at 9:57 PM

    This recipe is fantastic. I used it last year, and totally forgot til this year (today) that it makes 18 half-pints of jam. 18! This is a friendly neighbor batch if there ever was one (Jam for you and jam for you and…).

    Reply
  4. Cynthia Harmel says

    June 22, 2015 at 1:19 PM

    PLEASE post a “recipe card” like you have for the biscuits!!! Too hard to keep running back and forth to computer and I don’t have a tablet. PLEASE so I can print up and put in my favorites tab of my recipe binder!! Thank you!! Can’t wait to finish this batch!!!

    Reply
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