Use _unsweetened_ fruit. Follow recipe for fresh fruit jam, substituting
¼ cup lemon juice for ¼ cup of the prepared fruit specified. For fresh
fruit jam recipes, see Index to Jam Recipes (page 3).
RED CURRANT JAM
GOOSEBERRY JAM
4 cups (2 lbs.) prepared fruit
7½ cups (3¼ lbs.) sugar
½ bottle Certo
To prepare fruit, crush thoroughly or grind about 2 pounds fully ripe
fruit. Measure sugar and prepared fruit into large kettle, mix well, and
bring to a _full rolling boil_ over hottest fire. Stir constantly before
and while boiling. Boil hard 1 minute. Remove from fire and stir in
Certo. Stir and skim for 5 minutes. Pour quickly. Paraffin at once.
Makes about 11 glasses (6 fluid ounces each).