Plum nutty jam

9 Half pints

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2½ pounds Fresh plums
1½ teaspoon Grated orange rind
½ cup Orange juice
1¾ ounce Powdered fruit pectin/1 pkg.
5½ cup Sugar
½ cup Walnuts; finely chopped

Directions

Remove and discard pits from plums (do not peel). Chop plums into ½" pieces. Combine chopped plums, orange rind and orange juice in a large Dutch oven. Stir in powdered fruit pectin. Bring mixture to a rolling boil, stirring constantly. Stir in sugar. Return to a rolling boil; boil 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; skim off foam. Stir 5 minutes. Stir in walnuts.

Quickly spoon hot mixture into hot sterilized jars, leaving ¼" headspace. Remove air bubbles; wipe jar rims. Cover at once with metal lids, and screw on bands. Process in boiling-water bath for 15 minutes.

From Deb Williams in _Pot Luck_ by The Village Green/Temple, NH. In _America's Best Recipes: A 1989 Hometown Collection_. Birmingham, AL: Oxmoor House Inc., 1989. Pg. 280. ISBN 0-8487-0765-6. Electronic format by Cathy Harned.

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