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A jar of sour cherry jam, with sour cherries in the background and next to it.

Cherry Jam

Nele
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Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 6 jars

Equipment

  • 6 Canning jars

Ingredients
  

  • 3 lb cherries
  • 1 lb gelling sugar
  • lemon juice

Instructions
 

  • Pit the cherries and place them in a pot.
  • Add the sugar and stir well. Heat slowly, stirring constantly, so that the cherries release their juices. Add a splash of lemon juice.
  • Once the cherries are boiling, let them simmer gently until soft.
  • Perform a gel test by placing a small amount of jam on a cold plate and seeing if it sets. If not, continue simmering.
  • Pour the finished jam into jars and seal them tightly.

Notes

If sour cherries grow in your region, they work just as well in this recipe!