Single Jar of Fruit Jam

🥘 Ingredients

• fruit
  2 c
• lemon juice
  1 Tbsp
• sugar
  3/4 c

🍳 Cookware

• medium, heavy-bottomed saucepan
• wooden spoon
• 8-oz jar

1. 1

   This jam calls for just two cups of chopped fruit. This is about one pint of berries, four to six peaches or plums, or eight small apricots.
2. 2

   Wash and cut the fruit . Wash and hull the fruit as needed. Cut large strawberries into quarters and peaches into bite-sized pieces.

   fruit: 2 c
3. 3

   Combine the fruit with sugar and mash. Combine the fruit with the sugar and lemon juice in a medium, heavy-bottomed saucepan . Gently mash with a wooden spoon until the fruit is juicy and most of the sugar is dissolved.

   sugar: 3/4 c, lemon juice: 1 Tbsp
4. 4

   Cook until jammy. Cook over a medium heat, continuing to mashing down on the fruit with a wooden spoon. Bring to a rolling boil and continue to cook, stirring frequently, until the jam is thick and darkened in color, about ⏱️ 20 minutes .
5. 5

   Transfer the jam to an 8-oz jar and refrigerate. Carefully spoon into a very clean (8-ounce) jar and let cool to room temperature. Seal the jar and refrigerate.