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Peach Ginger Jam

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Just enough ginger to add an alluring flavor. This cooked-down, pectin-free jam is a thick, savory sweet glob of goodness. The lower sugar amount allows the beautiful peach flavor to shine through. Try it. You’ll love it.

Makes 8 half-pints.

Ingredients

  • 5 pounds Peaches
  • 3 Tablespoons Lemon Juice
  • 5 cups Sugar
  • 1-½ teaspoon Fresh Grated Ginger

Preparation

Wash, peel and pit your peaches. Puree to a slightly chunky consistency. You will have about 10 cups.

Mix all ingredients in a glass bowl and let stand for 1 hour.

Transfer to a LARGE stainless or enamel pot.

Bring to a rolling boil, turn heat to medium-high and continue boiling. Stir nearly constantly. (You may want to wear a mitt and long sleeves or a damp towel over your forearm, as boiling jam spits a lot.)

Skim off and discard any foam.

After about 25 minutes of boiling, the jam will have cooked down to gel-point. (It will be slightly thick. You can test it by dipping a small amount out with a spoon and letting it cool in the fridge to see if it is near jam consistency.)

Ladle into clean, hot jars leaving about 1/4 inch of head space.

Clean rims and tighten warmed lids and rings onto the jars.

Process with your preferred method (inversion, or hot water bath, or steam for 10 minutes).

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cowgirlinthecity on 8.18.2010

I love this recipe! I tried it last night, and it is SUPER yummy. I modified it and put about 2 tablespoons of fresh ginger in it to give a bit more kick (as my peaches were pretty sweet to start with).

Excellent! For my progress and pictures of my result see my blogpost: http://irishamy.blogspot.com/2010/08/in-which-i-realize-that-i-need-to.html

Thanks for sharing this!

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cookiedoh on 8.23.2011

This was so good! I was my first time canning, and the jam turned out perfectly. Will definitely make this again!

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cowgirlinthecity on 8.18.2010

Yummy and not that difficult! I’ve only canned once last year, and was able to successfully do this! :)

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