HOMEMADE PLUM JELLY RECIPE
Plum Jelly is a delicious and easy recipe that will settle the craving for a fruity and sweet treat! You simply will not regret making it. Perfect for a condiment on homemade bread, cottage cheese, ice cream, and anything else you can think of.
Ingredients
- 5 lbsripe plums
- 1 ½ cupswater
- 1box of fruit pectin
- 1 tbspbutter (salted or unsalted)
- 6 ½ cupssugar
Directions
- 1
Wash the plums to remove any dirt and grime. Discard any bruised, rotten, or unusable plums.
- 2
Remove the pits from the pulp. Discard the pits.
- 3
Put the plums and water in a deep pot. Bring it to a boil and simmer on medium heat, covered, for 10 minutes.
- 4
While the plums are cooking. Get together a bowl, colander, and cheesecloth.
- 5
Pour the plums and water the cheesecloth and let it drain for 20-30 minutes. You can twist up the cheesecloth and squeeze out the remaining juice to get every last bit that you can.
- 6
Pour the delicious plum juice back in the pot. Add pectin and butter (if you are using). Bring the mixture to a rolling boil.
- 7
Pour in the sugar, and return to a boil. Bring it to a hard rolling boil for 1 minute. Stirring if necessary.
- 8
Remove it from the heat, skim off any foam, and ladle the hot mixture into jars.