Sherried Raspberry-Pear Jam

• 1-1/2 cups washed and crushed raspberries
• 2-1/2 cups peeled, cored and finely chopped ripe Bartlett pears Safeway 1 lb For $1.88 thru 02/09
• 2 Tbsp. lemon juice Safeway 4 ct For $5.00 thru 02/09
• 2 tsp. lemon or orange rind
• 5 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup sweet sherry
• 1 box Certo Pectin Crystals

1. MEASURE prepared fruit into a large saucepan.
2. Add lemon juice and rind.
3. MEASURE sugar and set aside.
4. STIR fruit pectin crystals into fruit and mix well.
5. PLACE saucepan over high heat and stir until mixture comes to a full boil.
6. STIR in sugar.
7. Continue to cook and stir over high heat until mixture comes to a full rolling boil.
8. Boil hard 1 minute, stirring constantly.
9. Remove from heat.
10. STIR in sugar.
11. STIR and skim foam for 5 minutes to prevent floating fruit, adding sherry after 2 minutes.
12. POUR quickly into warm, sterilized jars filling up to 1/4 inch from rim.
13. SEAL while hot with sterilized 2-piece lids with new centres.

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Taken from www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/sherried-raspberry-pear-jam-85304.aspx (may not work)