---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.02 Title: Blueberry-Spice Jam Categories: Jam/jelly, Canning, Preserving Yield: 5 half-pints 2 1/2 pt Ripe blueberries 1 tb Lemon juice 1/2 ts Ground nutmeg or cinnamon 5 1/2 c Sugar 3/4 c Water 1 3/4 oz Powdered pectin Yield: About 5 half-pints Procedure: Wash and thoroughly crush blueberries, one layer at a time, in a saucepan. Add lemon juice, spice, and water. Stir pectin and bring to a full, rolling boil over high heat, stirring frequently. Add the sugar and return to a full rolling boil. Boil hard for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, quickly skim off foam, and fill sterile jars, leaving 1/4-inch headspace. For more information on how to sterilize jars see "Jars and Lids". Adjust lids and process as recommended in Table 1. Table 1. Recommended process time for Blueberry-Spice Jam in a boiling-water canner. Style of Pack: Hot. Jar Size: Half-pints or Pints. Process Time at Altitudes of 0 - 1,000 ft: 5 min. 1,001 - 6,000 ft: 10 min. Above 6,000 ft: 15 min. =========================================================== * USDA Agriculture Information Bulletin No. 539 (rev. 1994) * Meal-Master format courtesy of Karen Mintzias -----