Chipotle Peach Jam

By á-47

Makes 7 half-pints

Ingredients

• 7 cups sugar
• 4 cups finely chopped, peeled ripe peaches (about 3 lbs)
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 1/2 of a 6 oz. pkg. (1 foil pouch) liquid fruit pectin
• 2 finely chopped chipotle chile peppers in adobo sauce

Preparation

Step 1

In a 6-8 qt. heavy pot, combine sugar, peaches, lemon juice and chipotle peppers. Bring to boiling, stirring constantly until sugar dissolves. Quickly stir in pectin. Bring to a full rolling boil, stirring constantly. Boil hard for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Quickly skim off foam with a metal spoon.

Ladle into hot sterilized jars.

Process in a boiling-water canner for 5 minutes.

To distribute fruit, cool for about 20 minutes, then gently turn and tilt jars without inverting them, repeat as needed.