Christmas Morning Jam Recipes

CHRISTMAS JAM

Steps:

• Grind strawberries and cranberries in a food processor or grinder; place in a Dutch oven. Add sugar. Bring to a full rolling boil; boil for 1 minute. Remove from the heat; stir in pectin and return to a full rolling boil. Boil for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat. , Cool for 5 minutes; skim off foam. Carefully ladle hot mixture into hot half-pint jars, leaving 1/4-in. headspace. Remove air bubbles; wipe rims and adjust lids. Process for 10 minutes in a boiling-water canner.

CHRISTMAS MORNING POPOVERS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat the milk, butter, flour and salt until blended. Add 1 egg at a time, beating well after each addition. Fill buttered popover pans or large custard cups three-fourths full., Bake at 450° for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350°; bake until very firm, 20 minutes longer. Remove from the oven and prick each popover with a sharp knife to allow steam to escape. Serve immediately.

BASIC JAM

Steps:

• Stir together fruit, sugar, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a large heavy-bottomed pot. Bring to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved and mashing fruit with a potato masher. Add lemon juice; continue to boil, stirring frequently, until bubbles slow, chunks of fruit show at top, and mixture clings to a spoon but falls off in clumps, 10 to 12 minutes. Skim foam from top.
• Ladle jam into clean containers, leaving 3/4 inch of headroom. Let cool completely. Cover, label, and refrigerate up to 1 month, or freeze up to 1 year.

CHRISTMAS JAM

Steps:

• Combine cranberries and sections of seeded orange in a food processor.
• Pulse until coarsely chopped.
• Add strawberries, zest, cloves and cinnamon.
• Continue processing until finely chopped, but not pureed.
• Stir together fruit mixture, sugar and water in a very large saucepan or dutch oven until well blended.
• Cook for 2 minutes over low heat, stirring constantly.
• Increase heat to high and bring mixture to a full, rolling boil.
• Stir in liquid pectin.
• Stirring constantly, bring to a rolling boil again and boil for one minute.
• Remove from heat and skim off foam.
• Immediately pour into 6 hot, sterilized half-pint jars.
• Carefully wipe clean rims of jars with a damp cloth.
• Place lids on jars and screw on bands just until snug.
• Process in boiling water bath for 10 minutes.
• Remove from water bath and cool away from drafts until jars seal.

CHRISTMAS MORNING JAM

Steps:

• Heat pineapple (with syrup), reserved cherry syrup, the apricots and water to boiling in Dutch oven, stirring occasionally; reduce heat. Cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, until apricots are tender, about 10 minutes.
• Stir in sugar, curry powder (if used),lemon juice and cherries. Heat to full rolling boil over high heat, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute. Remove from heat; stir in pectin.
• Stir in sugar, lemon juice and cherries. Heat to full rolling boil over high heat, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute. Remove from heat; stir in pectin. Makes about 5 half-pints jam