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comments: true
tags:
  - spread
  - jam
  - condiment
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# :strawberry: Single Jar of Fruit Jam

![Single Jar of Fruit Jam](../assets/images/single-jar-of-fruit-jam.jpg){ loading=lazy }

| :fork_and_knife_with_plate: Serves | :timer_clock: Total Time |
|:----------------------------------:|:-----------------------: |
| 1 8-oz jar | 20 minutes |

## :salt: Ingredients

- :strawberry: 2 cup fruit
- :candy: 0.75 cup sugar
- :lemon: 1 Tbsp lemon juice

## :cooking: Cookware

- 1 medium, heavy-bottomed saucepan
- 1 wooden spoon
- 1 8-oz jar

## :pencil: Instructions

!!! note

    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.

### Step 1

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

### Step 2

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.

### Step 3

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.

### Step 4

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.

## :link: Source

- <https://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-make-a-single-jar-of-fruit-jam-247431>