2012 Yippee -Carrot/Lemon Jam

This is going to be a good year for all us canning peeps....I found an old book while cleaning out my sister's home. I am a freak for Vintage Cook Books I still need to get them organized. I have put some of the recipes on my cooking blog. I found one in this book called "The Household Searchlight Recipe Book"  from The Household Magazine published in 1931. The women who composed this book by first name were Ida, Harriet, Zorada and Irene you have to just love the names...Well I went to the index that was labeled       "Canning and Preserving" on page 95 was this little recipe for ....you ready.....

Carrot Jam
4 cups chopped carrots
3 cups of sugar
3 lemons sliced
1/4 cup bottled lemon juice 
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teas cloves
Combine ingredients. Simmer slowly, stirring constantly, until thick
From : Mrs. Evelyn Cable, Searcy, Ark....

 I added zest from the lemons

 I sliced the lemons and then quartered them to put in the jam it did not tell me exactly how to cut them...

 Stir and stir and stir ....I have learned that most jam need to come to a boil to better gel...we shall see....

 And stir more and stir......lol...good to be back at the stove....

So i ended up getting 6 - 1/2 pint jars...that works for me

 I am taking a tip from Cindy at SB Canning and adding a lemon slice to the top of each jar...Sweet thank Cindy.....you have gotta love tips from fellow cannerz. This is a small batch for me I am use to canning large batch's of anything but this year I am going to focus more on small batch....although I still have a box of Meyer lemons staring at me ....