Lemon Berry Mix-Up Freezer Jam

With lots of ripe summer fruit around it might be a good time to make some fresh, simple, jam. All you need is 4 cups mashed up berries, or peaches once they get ripe, a cup and a half of sugar and a packet of freezer jam pectin.

Your fresh jam will keep in the refrigerator for a few weeks or in the freezer for up to year. You can get a package of pectin at your local grocery for a buck and some change. The package looks like this -



There is also a No-sugar needed pectin that would be fun to try if you like your jam to taste more like fruit and less like fruit flavored sugar.


Recipe For "Lemon Berry Mix-Up Freezer Jam"

Ingredients:

1 pouch Ball® Fruit Jell® Freezer Jam Pectin
1 1/2 cups sugar
4 cups crushed berries (strawberries, raspberries, blackberries and or blueberries)
Zest of 1 large lemon

Crush berries with a potato masher. Measure 4 cups crushed berries; set aside. Combine freezer jam pectin and sugar in a medium bowl, stirring to evenly blend. Add crushed berries and lemon zest. Stir for 3 minutes. Serve immediately, if desired. For longer storage, ladle jam into clean freezer jars, leaving 1/2-inch headspace; apply lids. Let stand until thickened, about 30 minutes. Refrigerate up to 3 weeks or freeze up to 1 year.

I found this recipe at Homecanning.com.


Pectin is a naturally occurring substance found in fruit.