Ma Niche : preserve

16.11.13

Kiwi and Apple Jam

These days I push my luck with fruits. Husband buys relatively unripe ones in bulk and puts them on the kitchen counter to ripe. We then conveniently forget to eat the fruits and one fine day realize that we need to eat them right away or else they go to the bin. It is then that jam recipes like this one come to rescue and brighten our days :D Though husband and I both like Kiwi, we thought it tasted even better when jammed up with apples....

25.10.13

Yesterday morning I spotted three soft green Anjou pears in the fruit basket that were desperately seeking my attention. One had browned in parts and the others were threatening to take that route. after a week of birthday cakes, no one in the house was in the mood for another cake... so a preserve was in order. Soon after the boys left, I googled for a recipe of pear jam, one that did not require pectin. This one popped up and minutes later a big pan was set to simmer with all the listed ingredients and a few more... Two hours later I was rewarded with two jars of DELICIOUS jam. Husband loved it and I did too... and ever since I have been wondering why we have never bought a jar of pear jam. Its so darn delicious !

Spiced Pear Jam Adapted from Taste of Home
Preparation Time : 5 minutes Cooking Time: 2 hours 15-30 minutes Yield : 22 oz
Ingredients 4 cups of chopped Green Anjou Pears ( I chopped 3 pears, did not peel them. just removed the bruised and damaged parts) 2 cups sugar 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon 4 sticks of clove 11/2 tbsp lime juice zest and pulp from 1/4 of a juicy orange - Instructions Combine all the ingredients in a large enough preferably non-stick container. Simmer, uncovered for 2 hours to 2 hour 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir more frequently as the mixture thickens. Once the mixture has attained the desired consistency, switch off the heat and ladle the mixture into sterilized jars.

Spiced Pear Jam

Adapted from Taste of Home

Preparation Time : 5 minutes Cooking Time: 2 hours 15-30 minutes Yield : 22 oz

Ingredients

4 cups of chopped Green Anjou Pears ( I chopped 3 pears, did not peel them. just removed the bruised and damaged parts)
2 cups sugar
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
4 sticks of clove
11/2 tbsp lime juice
zest and pulp from 1/4 of a juicy orange

Instructions

Combine all the ingredients in a large enough preferably non-stick container. Simmer, uncovered for 2 hours to 2 hour 15 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir more frequently as the mixture thickens.
Once the mixture has attained the desired consistency, switch off the heat and ladle the mixture into sterilized jars.

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