Cranberry Pear And Lemon Jam

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 6 cups fresh cranberries (24 oz)
• 1 cup pomegranate juice
• 3 cups bartlett pears
• 2 tablespoons lemon rind
• 4 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 cups sugar
• 3 teaspoons pectin

Recipe

• 1 core, peel, and chop pears into medium size pieces.
• 2 heat the cranberries, pears and pomegranate juice in a large pot over medium/high heat to a boil. reduce heat and simmer for 30 minutes. the cranberries will begin to pop and mixture will begin to get thick.
• 3 puree mixture right in pot with electric soup mixer or remove mixture from pot and blend in blender. since this is a jam it shouldn't be too chunky. i like my jams smooth.
• 4 combine sugar and pectin in a bowl. add sugar/pectin mixture to the pot and then add the lemon juice and rind.
• 5 simmer another 10 to 15 minutes.
• 6 pour mixture into clean jars and wipe the rims clean. attached the lids and submerge in a hot water bath (200 degrees or boiling) for ten minutes. once removed from water lids will pop and that is how you know they are sealed.
• 7 let cool on kitchen counter. makes just about 7 half pint 8 oz. jars.
• 8 *************.
• 9 variation:.
• 10 follow recipe instructions and instead of pomegranate juice, add 1 cup orange juice and instead of lemon juice and rind, add 2 tablespoons of orange rind. this is good with a dash of cinnamon too! a dash is about 1/2 teaspoon or a little more.