Plum Nutty Conserve

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 lbs fresh plums
• 1 1/2 teaspoons grated orange rind
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 1 3/4 ounces powdered fruit pectin (1 pkg.)
• 5 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup walnuts, finely chopped

Recipe

• 1 remove and discard pits from plums (do not peel).
• 2 chop plums into 1/2" pieces.
• 3 combine chopped plums, orange rind and orange juice in a large dutch oven.
• 4 stir in powdered fruit pectin.
• 5 bring mixture to a rolling boil, stirring constantly.
• 6 stir in sugar.
• 7 return to a rolling boil; boil 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• 8 remove from heat; skim off foam.
• 9 stir 5 minutes.
• 10 stir in walnuts.
• 11 quickly spoon hot mixture into hot sterilized jars, leaving 1/4" headspace.
• 12 remove air bubbles; wipe jar rims.
• 13 cover at once with metal lids, and screw on bands.
• 14 process in boiling-water bath for 15 minutes.