Christmas Jam

Perfectly fruity and spicy, Christmas Jam is great for holiday gift giving. It's a simple and delicious treat, great served over cream cheese on crackers, or spread on toast, English muffins or scones.

Sweet strawberries, cranberries, sugar and holiday spices join together to make this a delicious jam. It's unique and flavorful and one of the most popular jams I make at the holidays.

RECIPE
Ingredients
4 cups sliced strawberries (I used fresh strawberries I previously froze)
2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries
1 tsp. butter (to prevent foaming)
1 tbls. lemon juice
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground ginger
1/2 tsp. ground allspice
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1/4 tsp. ground cloves
1 box Sure Jell (powdered pectin)
8 cups sugar

Method
Place a large stock pot on a burner and add the butter, strawberries, cranberries, all spices and Sure Jell. 

Bring mixture to a boil over high heat, stirring to prevent sticking.

Add sugar all at once and return to a rolling boil (one that doesn't stop while stirring), stirring constantly. Boil hard 1 minute. 

Remove stock pot from heat and lightly mash berries if you want the jam less chunky. Ladle jam into canning jars leaving 1/4-inch headspace. Cover jars with lids and bands and tighten just until finger tight.

Process jars 10 minutes in a boiling water bath or steam canner. Let sit on your kitchen counter-top undisturbed for 24 hours. Store in pantry up to one year. Open jars must be refrigerated.

Yield:  10 - 8 oz. jelly jars

My friend at Brynwood Needlworks wrote a nice post about this jam. Be sure to check it out here

Enjoy,
Mary

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