Making and Canning Cherry Jam
Cherry Jam is delicious for breakfast or desserts. We love it
served with Pound Cake. It's also really good with white
cheddar cheese for dessert. For cleaning and pitting cherries,
see our technique for Canning Cherries.

We make most jams using the same procedure, regardless
of the fruit. Using the ingredients below, follow our
technique for Making Jam, with a 15 minute cook time,
and then Canning Jam.
Ingredients per 1/2 pint of jam:
  
Cherries
 1 pound per 1/2 pint jam jar        
Water
 1/8 cup per 1/2 pint jam jar
Sugar
 1 cup for each pound of fruit
Lemon (organic or chemical free)
 1 for every three 1/2 pint jars
Other ideas:
  1. If you like jam thicker, you may ad
    pectic in accordance with
    manufacturer's directions.
  2. Try a little drop of cognac in your
    cherry jam.
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