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Thanks to Market Street for sponsoring how to make homemade plum jelly recipe post. All thoughts, opinions and photos are mine.
Growing up I never had store bought plum jelly.
My mom always made fresh plum jelly.
We had a plum tree and dewberry bushes growing on our property.
My mom would take the plums and the berries and juice them to make fresh jelly. Smelling jelly cooking in the kitchenreminds me of my mom and childhood.It is funny how a smell can bring back such powerful memories. I never had the chance for my mom to teachme how to make homemade jelly, but I always remember watching her make jelly in the kitchen. With Sugar Tree Plums from Market Street I am able to make jelly just like mama used to make.
How to Make Homemade Plum Jelly Recipe
Ingredients for Homemade Plum Jelly Recipe
4 Cups Sugar
4-5 pounds of Sugar Tree Plums found at Market Street
4 1/2 Tablespoons of Pectin
Jelly jars (hot and sanitized) with lids and rings Just like these
Direction on How to Make Homemade Plum Jelly Recipe
1. First wash the Sugar Tree Plums really well in a colander like this one.
2. Next cut the plums in half around the pit and place in a large sauce pan, likethis one, over medium high heat. Be sure to wear old clothes, since Sugar Tree Plums are very juicy and will spill on you. Place all the plums in the pan with the skins and pits to cook. No extra water is needed, since there is enough juice in these plums you will get plenty.
3. Once the plums start to boil turn down the heat to medium low and cover with a lid. Let this simmer for about an hour. Stirring every 10 -15 mins. You will notice the plums start to break down more and more as the plums cook. It starts to look like thick plum soup.
4. After the plums have been cooking for about an hour, strain them in a colander and save the juice in a large bowl similar to this one. If you have a jelly bag you can use that. I don’t have one yet, but I really want one to make jelly. So I just make do instead. After this first batch is strained. Strain again through cheesecloth or a fine mesh strainer to remove all the pulp until you have four cups of juice like the picture above.
5. Now that there is just plum juice, place back in the pan and heat again over medium heat and add the pectin and keep stirring. Use the pectin according to the package directions. Mine said 4 1/2 tablespoons to 4 cups juice. Allow all of the ingredients to come to a full rolling boil, then slowly add the sugar. Keep on stirring the plum juice the whole time or it will burn. Allow of all it to come back to a full boil that cannot be stirred down. Keep in stirring, just keep stirring. This takes a little time and muscle.
6. After the sugar is added and the boil cannot be stirred down allow to cook for one full minute at full boil stirring constantly.
7. Have the jars ready to go for the jelly. Take the juice off the heat and using a small cup pour into the hot jelly jars. It is important the jars are hot, since hot liquid is being poured into them. Fill to the bottom line of the jar. Wipe off the tops of the jars and place lids on the top. Next screw on rings, but not too tight just enough to seal.
Tip: to sanitize the jelly jars boil for 20 minutes with lids and rings. Keep hot until the jelly is ready to be poured in.
8. Place all the jars in the boiling water for about 20 minutes. Take out of the boiling water and place on the counter to cool and the lids will seal. You will hear a popping sound as they seal. You can also see the lids are sucked in and you cannot press the top down. If they don’t seal, that is the jar you eat first.
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How to Make Homemade Jelly : Plum Jelly Recipe
Learn how to make homemade plum jelly like a pro with tips and tricks to making perfect homemade jelly every time. Plus easy canning tips for thick plum jelly. Reminds me when we had a plum tree and make homemade plum jelly every summer with my mom.
CourseSides
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 40 minutes
Servings 8 8oz jars
Author Amy Greene
Ingredients
- 4CupsSugar
- 4-5poundsof Sugar Tree Plums found at Market Street
- 4 1/2Tablespoonsof Pectin
- Jelly jarshot and sanatized with lids and rings
Instructions
First wash the Sugar Tree Plums really well in a colander.
Next cut the plums in half around the pit and place in a large sauce pan over medium high heat. Be sure to wear old clothes, since Sugar Tree Plums are very juicy. Place all the plums in the pan with the skins and pits to cook. No extra water is needed, since there is enough juice in these plums.
Once the plums start to boil turn down the heat to medium low and cover with a lid. Let this simmer for about an hour. Stirring every 10 -15 mins. You will notice the plums start to break down more and more as they cook. It starts to look like plum soup.
After the plums have been cooking for about an hour, strain them in a colander and save the juice in a large bowl. If you have a jelly bag you can use that. I don't have one yet, but I really want one. So I just make do instead. After this first batch is strained. Strain again through cheesecloth or a fine mesh strainer to remove all the pulp. You should have about 4 cups.
Now that there is just plum juice, place back in the pan and heat again over medium heat and add the pectin and keep stirring. Allow to come to a full roiling boil, then slowly add the sugar. Keep on stirring this whole time or this will burn. Allow of all this to come back to a full boil that cannot be stirred down. Keep in stirring, just keep stirring.
After the sugar is added and the boil cannot be stirred down allow to cook for one full minute at full boil stirring constantly.
Have the jars ready for the jelly to go. Take the juice off the heat and using a small cup pour into the hot jelly jars. It is important the jars are hot, since hot liquid is being poured into them. Fill to the bottom line of the jar. Wipe off the tops of the jars and place lids on the top. Next screw on rings, but not too tight just enough to seal.
Place all the jars in the boiling water for about 20 minutes. Place on the counter to cool and the lids will seal. If they don't that is the jar you eat first.
Recipe Notes
to sanitize the jelly jars boil for 20 minutes with lids and rings. Keep hot until the jelly is ready to be poured in.
Sugar Tree Plums can be found at Market Street right now. These plums are sweet and very juicy. Great for homemade plum jelly, snack or picnics this time of year. Sugar Tree Plums are from Kingsburg Orchard and is a result of an exclusive breeding program. These gorgeous plums are not genetically modified. Plus Market Street also has supplies for canning these juicy plums.
