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Blue Plum Conserve

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Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes about 8 8-ounce glasses

Ingredients

2 large oranges, seeded
1/2 lemon, seeded
3 pounds blue plums, pitted and quartered
1/2 cup seedless raisins
1/2 cup light raisins
4 cups sugar
1 cup chopped walnuts

Preparation

  1. Grind the oranges and 1/2 lemon in a meat grinder, using the coarsest blade. Combine all the ingredients, except the nuts, in a large pot. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly until the sugar is dissolved. Cook over medium heat until the conserve thickens. Remove from heat, stir in nuts and pour into hot, sterilized jelly glasses. Cover with a thin layer of melted paraffin. When hardened, cover glasses and store.

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