A Solo Canning for the Canned

Earlier last month, I made cherry jam. As Trinh was out of town I made a mess all by myself. I don't know about you, but the cherries available at the store this year were so unbelievably good! Sweet, firm, and juicy - I purchased these while on sale. Not wanting them to go to waste, as I was leaving the following week, I decided to can these beauties - it's pretty simple:


Wash those beauties!

Pit them - I didn't have a cherry pitter, so I cut them in half and forced the pit out - I had very red stained hands as a result!

Throw them in the pot:

6 cups cherries

2 cups sugar

1 tbs. lemon juice

Bring to a boil and reduce heat for 5 min. Add a packet of pectin (liquid or powder) stir in and continue to heat for 2 min. Pour into heat-treated clean jars and give them the standard hot water treatment.

Sweet and good - I like this recipe because some jams and jellies require so much sugar, I try to limit it as much as possible to really let the fruit shine through.