CERTO Paradise Pear Jam
- 1 orange Safeway 1 lb For $0.79 thru 02/09
- 1 lemon
- 2 lb. fully ripe pears Safeway 1 lb For $1.88 thru 02/09
- 1/4 cup chopped maraschino cherries
- 1 cup crushed pineapple, in juice
- 5 cups granulated sugar
- 1 box Certo Pectin Crystals
- REMOVE skins in quarters from orange and lemon.
- Lay quarters flat; shave off and discard half of white part.
- With a sharp knife cut rind very fine.
- Chop orange and lemon pulp.
- Peel, core and chop about 2 lbs pears.
- Combine fruits including maraschino cherries and pineapple.
- Measure 4-1/2 cups fruit into a large saucepan.
- ADD pectin to fruit.
- Mix well.
- PLACE over high heat and stir until mixtue comes to a full boil.
- Immediately stir in sugar.
- BRING to a full rolling boil and boil hard 1 minute, stirring constantly.
- Remove from heat.
- STIR and skim foam for 5 minutes to prevent floating fruit.
- Pour quickly into warm sterilized jars filling up to 1/4 inch from rim.
- SEAL while hot with sterilized 2-piece lids with new centres.
- If desired, process jars according to lid manufacturer's directions.
orange, lemon, fully ripe pears, maraschino cherries, pineapple, sugar, crystals
Taken from www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/certo-paradise-pear-jam-84259.aspx (may not work)