Cherry jam (with pectin) — NCHFP
Jam/Jelly/Spread canning recipe published by USDA / National Center for Home Food Preservation (United States).
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 4 cups ground or finely chopped pitted cherries (about 3 pounds or 2 quart boxes sour cherries)
- 1 package powdered pectin
- 5 cups sugar
Equipment
- 1 Boiling-water bath canner with rack
- 1 Large stainless or enamel preserving pot
- 1 Canning jars with two-piece lids
- 1 Headspace and bubble tool
- 1 Jelly or candy thermometer
Directions
Canning method
- Sterilize canning jars and prepare two-piece canning lids according to manufacturer s directions. To prepare fruit. Sort and wash fully ripe cherries; remove any stems and pits. Grind cherries or chop fine. To make jam. Measure prepared cherries into a kettle. Add pectin and stir well.
- Place on high heat and, stirring constantly, bring quickly to a full boil with bubbles over the entire surface. Add sugar, continue stirring and heat again to full bubbling boil. Boil hard for 1 minute, stirring constantly.
- Remove from heat; skim Fill hot jam immediately into hot, sterile jars, leaving 1/4 inch headspace. Wipe rims of jars with a dampened clean paper towel; adjust two-piece metal canning lids. Process in a Boiling Water Canner .
- Processing: Process Hot, Half-pints or Pints, boiling-water canner, 0 - 1,000 ft - 5 minutes.
- Altitude-adjusted processing table: Table 1. Recommended process time for Cherry Jam in a boiling water canner. / Process Time at Elevations of / Style of Pack - Jar Size - 0 - 1,000 ft - 1,001 - 6,000 ft - Above 6,000 ft / Hot - Half-pints / / or Pints - 5 min - 10 - 15
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Recipe Notes
Source: USDA / National Center for Home Food Preservation
Safety: Tested recipe from a USDA-aligned source, processed by boiling water bath. Follow the source method, times and headspace exactly, and adjust for your altitude.
Source: USDA / National Center for Home Food Preservation. USDA Complete Guide to Home Canning, 2015 revision. SAFETY: Tested recipe from a USDA-aligned source, processed by boiling water bath. Follow the source method, times and headspace exactly, and adjust for your altitude. Full method and quantities at the source: https://nchfp.uga.edu/papers/guide/GUIDE07_HomeCan_rev0715.pdf Guide PDF: https://nchfp.uga.edu/papers/guide/GUIDE07_HomeCan_rev0715.pdf Yield as published: About 6 half-pint jars.