Tart Blueberry Jam

Filed under: Fruits - Blueberries, Jellies & Jams.



Description:
We grow our own blueberries here at Big Mill and guests love it. This blueberry jam is almost too pretty to eat

Ingredients:
4 pints fresh blueberries, preferably picked in the morning
Zest and juice of 2 lemons
7 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon butter, to reduce foaming (optional)
2 pouches liquid fruit pectin (6 ounces total)

Directions:
Don't double the recipe! I don't know why, but it will fail. If Irma in The Joy of Cooking says, "Don't double," then I won't even try it.
Fresh-picked, blueberries, with some of the berries not totally ripe make the best jam. So if you are able to pick your own and make the jam immediately, it will be worth it. My blueberries are growing right outside my kitchen window, so they are very fresh.
Put half of the berries in an enamel or stainless cooking pot and crush the berries, making juice. Stir in the remaining berries, the lemon zest and lemon juice. Add the sugar and butter and bring to a full rolling boil that cannot be stirred down. Pay careful attention to the pot. It will boil over in a heartbeat and you don't know what a mess is until you boil over blueberry jam.
While the berries are seriously boiling, quickly add the fruit pectin and stir for exactly one minute. Remove from heat and put in sterilized jars, following canning directions.

Recipe Summary:
Yield: 10 half pints
Prep Time: 1 hour
Cook Time: 1 minute
Rating: 5 of 5 stars

Other recipes by Big Mill B&B:
Watermelon Punch
Sweet, Crunchy Cucumber Pickles
Cranberry Liqueur


Comments:
Posted by j. greyer on 08/27/07 03:26pm
844 out of 1587 have found this review helpful.
"Awesome blueberry jam!"
Just like another recipe I found on this site (for watermelon punch), I was initially hooked by the great photo. then I realized the recipe was over-the-top.
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