Spiced Pineapple Jam

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 5 cups fresh pineapple, cut and mash half
• 5 whole cloves
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 7 cups sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon butter
• 1 (3 ounce) package pectin

Recipe

• 1 combine the pineapple, cloves, stick of cinnamon and 1 cup of sugar in a pan and let stand for 1 hour.
• 2 after 1 hour, add the remaining sugar and place the pan over a medium-high heat; stir constantly until the sugar dissolves.
• 3 bring the mix to a rolling boil for two minutes.
• 4 remove the pan from the flame and skim off any foam that accumulates.
• 5 place the pan over the heat again for 1 minute to boil.
• 6 again, remove and skim off the foam. add the butter and bring the mixture to a boil again.
• 7 take off heat, take out the cloves and stick of cinnamon. add the 1sp ground cinnamon, add the pectin and stir constantly.
• 8 bring to a rolling boil again for 1 minute. take of heat and skim off the foam.
• 9 allow the jam to cool for 5/10 minutes.
• 10 ladle into canning jars. wipe rim with sterilized cloth.
• 11 apply lids then rings and tighten to fingertip tightness.
• 12 process in a water bath for your altitude time.
• 13 p.s. i know it seems like allot of boiling time, but pineapple is a hard fruit and this foams allot. you can also use canned pineapple, just make sure it is not in sugar syrup and can skip the 1 hour soaking time.