Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 2.2 Pounds Plums (fresh)
  • 3⅓ cup Sugar
  • Juice of one Lemon

Instruction

  • Wash your plums well. Cut open on one side and pick out the core, discard the core.
  • Cut into quarters, weigh your plums and place them into a large cooking pot.
  • Add the sugar, lemon juice, and 2 lemon halves to the fruits. Mix the content well.
  • Keep the pot with the fruits on the stove, cook over a higher heat setting until you can see a rolling boil (lots of foam too!).
  • Takedown the heat a bit and cook until the jam appears translucent and set. This can take 30 - 50 minutes approximately.
  • Pick out the two lemon halves and discard them.
  • Blend jam into desired consistency (this is optional).
  • Test if the jam is set by dropping some on an ice cold plate, the jam is ready if it doesn't run. OR test with a candy thermometer, it's set at 220 Fahrenheit/ 105 Celsius. If it runs, keep for some more time to cook on low heat and repeat the test until you have the correct consistency.
  • Drop some rum (or other liquor) into the jar lids. That will help in keeping the jam germ and mold growth free.
  • Fill your clean jam jars with the plum jam, close well with the lid and turn the jar upside down.
  • Keep them upside down for a few hours and then store them in a dry and cool place and keep away from direct sunlight. Keep in the fridge once opened.