Recipes for preserves - 7 recipes
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Crushed Tomatoes Preserves (No added liquid)
By CreativeJBean
Make your own high-quality canned tomato product that is ideally suited for use in soups, stews, and casseroles
- A whole lot of fresh tomatoes!
- An average of 22 pounds of tomatoes is needed per canner load of 7 quarts;
- An average of 14 fresh pounds is needed per canner load of 9 pints
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice, per quart of tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon salt per quart jar, if desired
Peach-Pineapple Preserves
By á-170456
Peel, pit and large dice peaches
- 5 pounds peaches - (abt 10 large)
- 2 cans crushed pineapple - (8 1/2 oz ea) do not drain
- 1/3 cup bottled lemon juice
- 5 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon mace
Pear Preserves
By lindaauman
The secret to pear preserves "like mama fixed" is to let them cook long enough to turn dark and syrup is thick
- 12 cups of peeled and chopped pears (remove any spots)
- 5-1/2 cups of sugar
- 1/4 C lemon juice
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
Strawberry Fig Preserves
By á-31143
Figs make for a sweet preserve, and starting with a box of strawberry jello makes this recipe easy to make at home
- 4 cups fresh figs, stems removed
- 3 cups white sugar
- 1 (3 ounce) package strawberry flavored Jell-O®
- 5 half-pint canning jars with lids and rings, or as needed
Preserves - Peach Homemade
By á-49759
In a large stock pot, combine peaches, lemon juice, and pectin
- 4 cups fresh peaches, peeled and chopped
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1 package powdered pectin
- 5 cups sugar
- 6 half-pint jars
Apple Preserves
By BobLongo
Yield: About 6 half-pint jars Procedure: Sterilize canning jars
- 6 cups peeled, cored, sliced apples
- 1 cup water
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 package powdered pectin
- ½ lemon, thinly sliced (optional)
- 4 cups sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground nutmeg
Whole Cherry Preserves
By á-174942
Note: Cherries are naturally low in pectin; in order for them to gel when cooked with only sugar or honey, they mu...
- 2 pounds ripe sweet cherries such as Bing or Lambert
- 3 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 cups water
- 1 star anise
- 2 tablespoons honey
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