Jams and Jellies

Ingredients

• Fully ripe fruit
• Sugar (quantity depends on fruit)
• Glass jars or cans for storage

Directions

1. Gather fully ripe, fresh, and clean fruit on a sunny morning.

2. Dry and break sugar into small pieces before mixing with fruit.

3. Boil fruit in a clean brass or copper kettle uncovered.

4. Avoid placing the kettle flat on the fire to prevent burning.

5. Store jam in glass jars and check every three weeks for mold or fermentation.