Freezer Jam As A Cooked And Jeller Jam

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Jam typically contains both the juice and flesh of a fruit or vegetable, although some cookbooks define it as a cooked and jelled puree. The term "jam" refers to a product made of whole fruit cut into pieces or crushed, then heated with water and sugar to activate its pectin before being put into containers: "Jams are usually made from pulp and juice of one fruit, rather than a combination of several fruits. Berries and other small fruits are most frequently used, though larger fruits such as apricots, peaches, or plums cut into small pieces or crushed are also used for jams. Good jam has a soft even consistency without distinct pieces of fruit, a bright colour, a good fruit flavour and a semi-jellied texture that is easy to spread but has no free liquid." – Berolzheimer Ret al. Freezer jam is uncooked (or cooked less than 5 minutes), …show more content…

Load the filled jars, fitted with lids, into the canner one at a time, using a jar lifter. Make sure the jar lifter is securely positioned below the neck of the jar and ring band. Keep the jar upright at all times. Tilting the jar could cause the hot jelly or jam mixture to spill into the sealing area of the lid, which should remain clean and undisturbed. The water in the canner can be close to boiling when the jars are added, if you have made sure the filled product has remained very hot until the canner load is ready. 7. Turn the burner under the canner to its highest heat setting, cover the canner with its lid and heat until the water comes to a full boil. If the jars were pre-sterilized, boil the jam or jelly gently for 5 minutes. If hot, clean jars were used, process the jam or jelly for 10 minutes. (If you are at an altitude of 1000 feet or more, add 1 minute of sterilizing time for each 1000 feet of altitude.) The water level in the canner should be 1to 2 inches above the tops of the jars. The water in the canner must remain boiling during the entire 5- or 10- minute process time, so keep a tight lid on the

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