Organic Black Raspberry Jam - Low Sugar - Simply Wonderful!

I love to grow things organically!   Of the many things I grow, Black Jewel Raspberries are among my favorite things that I look forward to each year.


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One of the things I make with them is Black Raspberry Jam.    I prefer low sugar jams...  I like to taste the goodness of the fruit, before I notice with sweetness.   So, this is what I did, and you can see the video here:



Ingredients

• About 8 - 10 cups of  Black Raspberries
• 2 lbs Sugar
• 1 box of No Sugar Pectin

Directions

• Mash half of the berries in a large pot with a potato masher
• Use a food mill to de-seed the other half of the berries
• Heat up the berries and add the pectin, while stirring.
• When you get a good boil going, add all of the sugar at once.   Stir constantly.
• Test the Jam on a spoon that you have put in the freezer, to see if it sets...   Keep cooking if it doesn't 
• Ladle the Jam into clean canning jars and leave about 1/4" headspace.
• Can in a hot water bath canner for about 15 minutes..
• Remove the jars and let sit for 24 hours.
• Refrigerate any jars that don't seal.

The link for the Food Mill is here:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000I0MGKE/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000I0MGKE&linkCode=as2&tag=cookitalreci-20

The link for the Food Preserving Book is here:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0778801314/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0778801314&linkCode=as2&tag=cookitalreci-20

This is so simple.  The jam has such an intense flavor, that is just wonderful....  I sure hope you enjoy this recipe!