EASY PEASY PLUM jAM

 Plums are Extremely nutritious,with a variety of health benefit to offer.

They contain many vitamins and minerals,in addition to fiber and antioxidants that may help reduce your risk of several chronic diseases.

PLUMS 

Plums are relatively low in calories.but contain a fair amount of important vitamins and minerals.one plum contains the following nutrients.

✓Calories: 30

✓Carbs: 8 grams

✓Fiber: 1 gram

✓Sugar: 7 grams 

✓Vitamin A: 5% of the RDI 

✓Vitamin C: 10% of the RDI 

✓Vitamin K:  5% of the RDI 

✓Potassium: 3% of the RDI 

✓Copper: 2% of the RDI 

✓Manganese: 2% of the RDI 

Additionally,one plum provided a small amount of B Vitamins,phosphorus and magnesium.

 So Today we're going to do Easy-peasy plum jam and we're going to learn a very easy way to deal with the pits because sometimes doing plum jam is really the pit when we have to cut them out by hand.

How to make jam step by step:

• Cut 12 lbs of the plums in half,pit them and place in a large mixing bowl.drizzel well with 4 1/2 cups sugar.using a large spoon,stir plums with sugar until all are coated.if your plum are overripe or already very sweet,you may only needs 4 cups of sugar total.you can add more sugar to taste while it's cooking.lets sit at room temperature for about 1 hour,or until sugar is somewhat dissolved.

• now add one fresh lemon juice in it and mix it well.then transfer plums mixture in to a large cooking pot,place it on the stove uncovered and bring it to boil until everything is uniformly bubbling,make sure if you see alight boil to stir because the whole pot may not be boiling,just the center.then simmer for 10 minutes and turn off the heat.and then let sit at the room temperature.

• transfer your jam to the jars.and screw the lids on enough to keep a tight seal in place but don't over-tighten them since air bubbles need to be able to escape.

INSTRUCTIONS 

 

• place pitted and halved plums into the mixing bowl & drizzle with 4 1/2 cups of sugar.stir plums until all coated with sugar.let them sit for 1 hour then transfer the mixture into a large cooking pot.

• bring it to boil uncovered,stirring occasionally.boil until the mixture is bubbling uniformly .sooner for 10-15 minutes the turn off the heat.cool to room temperature.

INGREDIENTS 

✓ plums 

✓ Sugar 

✓lemon 

✓water  

TIPS FOR SUCCESS AND FAQS:

Choose good quality ,freshly picked out fruit.Ripe plums with firm skins will contain more pectin and give the best result don not use plums that are over-ripe.soft or Bruised as they may cause the jam to spoil.

How long will the easy plum jam last?

If your jars are throughout sterilized,the plum jam should be shelf-stable For a year,possibly longer.no canning is required.when you open a jar,store it in the fridge.always use a clean spoon to remove the jam.