Carambola and Strawberry Jam
Tropical Carambola fruit is widely known as starfruit and makes a great Carambola and Strawberry Jam. If you live in the south or have a carambola tree dropping fruit all over the place make jam with the ripened carambolas. Homemade carambola jam is a delicious tropical jam with an unique flavor.
Ingredients
- 4 cups carambola (sliced )
- 4 cups strawberries (sliced)
- 7 cups sugar
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 envelope liquid pectin
- 1 teaspoon butter or margarine
Instructions
- Wash and remove any blemishes from the carambola fruit.
- Slice them and the remove all seeds before putting the fruit in the pot.
- Wash hull and slice strawberries.
- Add the sugar into the large pot with the fruit and place on the stove on a medium heat.
- Stir the fruit and sugar with a wooden spoon to get the fruit juices flowing.
- Add the lemon juice and butter or margarine to the pot. The butter or margarine will help cut down on foam.
- Stir the sugar and fruit occasionally.
- Allow the sugar to melt completely on the medium heat. You don’t want the sugar crystals to burn from too high a heat at this point.
- Once the sugar has melted turn the heat up to medium-high, carefully stirring occasionally and bring to a rolling boil.
- Add the liquid pectin and bring to a rolling boil once again.
- Cook fruit mixture for one full minute using a timer.
- Immediately once the minute is up remove the pot from the heat to your countertop. Wait until the mixture settles down and skim the foam from the top with a large spoon.
- Using a ladle and a wide mouth funnel fill your jars leaving ¼ of headspace.
- Wipe the rims of the canning jars with a damp paper towel and put the flat lid on.
- Screw your lid bands on.
- Continue filling all your jars and process in a boil water bath for 10 minutes.
- Makes 6 half-pints of jam.
Nutrition
Serving: 1TablespoonCalories: 61kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 1gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 1mgPotassium: 16mgFiber: 1gSugar: 15gVitamin A: 5IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 1mgIron: 1mg
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