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Old Fashioned Raspberry Preserves
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Old Fashioned Raspberry Preserves

So easy and so full of fresh raspberry flavor. These preserves will be like delicious little jars of sunshine on cold winter mornings - and it will take you less than 30 minutes to make six jars of jam!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Condiments, Jam
Servings: 96 1 tablespoon servings
Calories: 34kcal
Author: Chris Scheuer

Ingredients

  • 4 cups smashed fresh raspberries , use a potato masher to smash the raspberries
  • 4 cups sugar
  • ¼ cup fresh lemon juice
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Instructions

  • Place berries in a large stainless steel or enamel saucepan. Bring to a full boil over high heat, stirring continuously. Boil hard for 1 minute, continuing to stir.
  • Add sugar, return to a boil, and boil until mixture reaches 220˚F on a candy or instant thermometer.
  • Add lemon juice and stir very well. Ladle into clean jars for storage in the freezer or into sterilized jars if processing with a water bath. Here is Epicurious’s method for water bath processing. If water-bath processed, this jam can be store at room temperature.

Notes

Adapted from Epicurious

Nutrition

Calories: 34kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 0g | Fat: 0g | Saturated Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 0mg | Sodium: 0mg | Potassium: 8mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 0IU | Vitamin C: 1.6mg | Calcium: 1mg | Iron: 0mg