Apple and Pear Jam

Ingredients

• 4 lbs. apples
• 4 lbs. pears
• 8 lbs. preserving sugar
• Rind of 4 lemons
• 2 oz. whole ginger
• 1 oz. cinnamon stick
• pts. water

Method

1. 1

   Pound the ginger and then put them into a saucepan with the water, and simmer slowly until the strength is extracted and the quantity reduced to 1 pint.

2. 2

   Put this essence into a preserving pan, add the sugar, and gradually dissolve it over the fire.

3. 3

   Then add the rind of the lemons grated, and the apples and pears peeled and cut in small pieces.

4. 4

   Boil all together for 1 hour, or until the mixture will jelly.

5. 5

   Then pot.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Cookery for every household (1914) by Florence B. Jack, page 752. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Apple and Pear Jam 4 lbs. apples. 4 lbs. pears. 8 lbs. preserving sugar. Rind of 4 lemons. 2 oz. whole ginger. 1 oz. cinnamon stick, pts. water

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