Recipe: Apple Pie Jam

BEST APPLE PIE JAM

4 cups apples, chopped (tart apples)
Water
1 (1 3/4 ounce) box dry pectin
1 teaspoon butter
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
4 cups sugar
1 cup brown sugar, packed

Measure apples in a measuring cup, now add in the same measuring cup water to fill up to the 4 cup line (with the apples in it). Add pectin and the butter and spices, lemon juice.

Bring to a boil. Add sugars and bring back to a full rolling boil, boil 1 minute. Stir constantly. Remove from the heat. Skim off any foam.

Ladle into hot jars leaving 1/4-inch headspace. Put on lids. Process in boiling water bath 10 minutes.

Makes 3 pints Units: US