Apricot Pineapple Jam

Apricot Pineapple Jam
Modified Sure Jell Recipe

Purchase a Sure Jell Pectin Packet and you will find some yummy canning recipes!

5 cups finely chopped apricots
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
7 cups sugar

Follow directions, however, I use a box of pineapple jello instead of the pectin. I was told this hint from a friend to change the flavor.

In large pot (I make multiple batches at once but this recipe is for one batch) add apricots, jello packet, and lemon. Bring to rolling boil (a boil that doesn't stop when stirred) on high heat, stirring constantly. I like to use my plastic potato masher to help mash the fruit and be able to scrape the bottom without scratching my pan and it covers a lot more of the bottom surface than a large spoon would.

Once at a rolling boil add in the sugar and return to a full rolling boil. Boil exactly 1 minute stirring constantly. Remove from heat and scrape off the foam with a metal spoon and discard.

Helpful photos. Wash your fruit, I like to use a large strainer that fits inside a large bowl. Add warm water to the bowl and a tad bit of bleach to help kill anything bad that may be on the fruit. Immerse the apricots into the water and let sit for a good 20 seconds. I then rinse with water. Open the apricot and remove the pit. These apricots were so small that I did not cut them up into smaller pieces. The next photo is the mixture on the stove after much smashing of the fruit. You can see it has foam on the surface. They say you can add 1/2 tsp. butter or margarine to reduce the foaming, but I don't see much of a difference. Island Pineapple Jello packet. Make sure your jars are hot when you add the boiling jam into them. Soak the lids in warm water to help them seal better. Use a large hot water canner, instructions are in the recipe packet located in each pectin packet. Also a helpful tip that I forgot about since its been a whole year since I canned, is that if you add a little vinegar to the water you process them in, you wont have the dusty, dirty looking jars like you can see in the photo. I also made homemade bread that day! Yum!

Pictured is my husband's delicious white bread recipe along with apricot pineapple jam and apricot raspberry jam. I feel the raspberry was a little too powerful, so I only did one batch of that flavor.