Pumpkin And Orange Spice Jam Recipes

PUMPKIN AND ORANGE SPICE JAM

Steps:

• Add the pumpkin and apple to a large saucepan.
• Pour in 1/4 cup of water (just enough to keep the pumpkin from sticking and burning). Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook for 10 to 20 minutes or until pumpkin is soft.
• Mash coarsely with a potato masher or fork, keeping a few chunks of pumpkin whole.
• Add the sugar, lemon and orange juice, cinnamon and nutmeg.
• Stir until all the sugar has dissolved. Turn the heat up and bring to a boil.
• Cook at a rolling boil for 15 to 20 minutes or until the jam thickens and reaches the setting point.
• Remove the pan from the heat while testing for the set.
• Ladle into prepared jars leaving a 1/4" headspace. process jars for 10 minutes in a boiling water bath. Adjust time according to your altitude.
• Makes: 8 half pints.

PUMPKIN DESSERT CANDY VERSION

Steps:

• Mix water and lime. Wait it 7 or 8 hours. Lime will sink and you will use the water on its surface. Pour this water on pumpkin slices and wait it about 7 hours.
• Then wash them well. Wait them in clean water about 1 hour.
• Put them in a large pot, pout sugar and 200ml water on them.
• Cook about 1 hour until it has right consistency and pumpkin slices get golden.
• Add a few lemon drops and cook a few minutes more.
• Let it cold. Don't put it in refrigerator.
• Serve it as it is, it doesn't need any topping, you just grab one slice and eat it.

PUMPKIN JAM

Steps:

• If using fresh pumpkin, cut in half, take out seeds, and roast until tender.
• Once cooled, puree roasted pumpkin until smooth and then add six cups to large pan over medium/high heat.
• Next add apple cider, lemon, vanilla, and spices. Mix well.
• Bring mixture to light boil and reduce heat to medium temperature Stirring often so the bottom doesn't burn.
• Place dry pectin in the 2 cups of sugar and mix.
• Add sugar/pectin to pumpkin mixture and let cook for about an hour.
• Remove from heat and fill jars to 1/4" of top. Recipe makes approximately 9 half-pint 8 oz. jars.
• Wipe rims clean and screw on 2-piece lids.
• Submerge sealed jars into hot water at 200 degrees (or boiling) for 10 minutes. You will hear a "pop" sound once jars are removed from water - that is when the lids are sealed. Let cool on your kitchen counter.