This will make app 8 to 10 half pints.
Ingredients
6 cups of blueberry
3 cups chopped mango
5 cups of granulated sugar
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1 tablespoon of cinnamon (optional)
1 box powder pectin
Get your Stainless Steel pot ready and put your Blueberries and chopped Mango together in the pot. Bring them to a nice simmer. You will see the blueberries breaking down and the juice accumulate.
Take your potato masher or any tool you use to break down the fruit and start to break them down.
You want to make the consistency of your jam to your liking. I like my fruit only broken down enough to make sure I get a nice bites of fruit in every batch for each jar. That is why we call it "jam"
Alright now that you have it to the right consistency add your lemon juice and let this simmer for 5 minutes.
Now add you pectin mixture to the batch and turn up the heat. Bring your ingredients up to a rolling boil that can not be stirred down. Keep stirring you do not want burnt jam. Once the boil is up add your sugar and bring it back to a rolling boil you can not stir down. Get your jam to the gel point and turn the heat off. Let your jam sit for 5 minutes while to get your clean warm jars ready.
Fill your jar until they are 1/4 inch of head space and wipe the rim clean. Top with your seal and twist lid and process for 10 minutes into water bath.
When done lift out of the water bath and let cool overnight or at least eight hours. Label and store no twist tie left on.
Disclaimer: This is not an all inclusive recipe for making jam. You should have a basic knowledge and understanding of the canning process before proceeding. Please consult your local Center for Home Preservation for additional information and available classes.
I live in Hawaii and my niece sent 3 lbs of huckleberries to me from Idaho! They were packed in dry ice and recyclable foam cooler via FedEx. I had a big crop of mangoes from my tree so I looked for recipes and used yours. It turned out delicious! The consistency and color are wonderful!
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Marilyn so happy it turned out for you. How blessed are you to have a daughter who sends you such magic berries. I was born at Queens Hospital in Honolulu lived there for 9 years. Have you lived there long? Sorry for the delay in answering your post comment. thank you ! I love experimenting and that recipe was a great one!
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