CERTO® Blackberry Freezer Jam

By AzWench

Ingredients

• 2 cups prepared fruit (buy about 2 pt. fully ripe blackberries)
• 4 cups sugar, measured into separate bowl
• 1 pouch CERTO Fruit Pectin
• 2 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice

Details

Servings 5

Preparation

Step 1

1. RINSE clean plastic containers and lids with boiling water. Dry thoroughly.

2. CRUSH blackberries thoroughly, one layer at a time. (Press half of the pulp through a sieve to remove some of the seeds, if desired.) Measure exactly 2 cups prepared fruit into large bowl. Stir in sugar. Let stand 10 min., stirring occasionally.

3. MIX pectin and lemon juice. Add to blackberry mixture; stir 3 min. or until sugar is dissolved and no longer grainy. (A few sugar crystals may remain.)

4. FILL all containers immediately to within 1/2 inch of tops. Wipe off top edges of containers; immediately cover with lids. Let stand at room temperature 24 hours. Jam is now ready to use. Store in refrigerator up to 3 weeks or freeze up to 1 year. Thaw in refrigerator.


***How to Measure Precisely - To get exact level cup measure of sugar, spoon sugar into dry metal or plastic measuring cup, then level by scraping excess sugar from top of cup with a straight-edged knife.

About 5 (1-cup) containers or 80 servings, 1 Tbsp. each