Blood Plum and Apple Jam with Rosewater

Name: Blood Plum and Apple Jam with Rosewater
Yield: Makes about 5 half-pint jars
Cuisine: Georgian
Ingredients: 10 ounces Granny Smith apples (about 2 small); 1½ cups sugar; 3 pounds small blood plums, pitted and diced (about 6 cups); 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice; 1 tablespoon rosewater

Preparation info

Makes about
5
half-pint jars

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Canning for a New Generation by Liana Krissoff

By Liana Krissoff

Published 2010

About

Tiny, deep crimson blood plums have a very delicate flavor that pairs nicely with fragrant rosewater. The apples add just enough pectin to make a thickish spread, and themselves thicken the juices a bit.

Ingredients

3 pounds small blood plums, pitted and diced (about 6 cups)
10 ounces Granny Smi

Asia
Georgia
Preserve
Vegan
Summer
Gluten-free

Method

Prepare for water-bath canning: Sterilize the jars and keep them hot in the canning pot, put a small plate in the freezer, and put the flat lids in a heatproof bowl. (details.)

Peel, core, and dice the apples, reserving the peels, cores, and seeds. Put as many of the apple trimmings in a jelly bag or 4 layers of cheesecloth as will f