Plum Jam Making

 Plum Jam

1. Wash and clean the plums that are red and ripe. Discard the green ones.

2. Use about two thirds full of your pressure cooker.

3. Add half a cup of water. Boil the plums for 3 or 4 whistles. It should give a sweet cooked smell.

Let the cooker rest and cool down for a night.

4. Next day, drain all the water out. Using hands, peel off the skins. Also squeeze tout all the seeds.

With hands squeeze the pulps to make it a smooth paste.

5. Heat a thick deep pot and transfer the plum paste and start cooking it. Add 1 and half cups of sugar, and 4 table spoons of vinegar and half teaspoon of salt. (careful not to put too much salt)

6. Cook by constantly mixing in medium heat. Care should be taken not to burn your fingers or hand from the splashing of the boiling mixture. After the water slowly evaporates the mixture becomes thick in consistency. Take a spoonful of it and taste it. If sugar needs to be added, add some and also check vinegar. 

7. After about 30 minutes slow cooking the mixture should be thick. Remove from heat and let it cool completely before filling it in glass jars. Put it in freeze to last long. 

8. If the jam did not taste like it should, don't worry, find out what went wrong, and improve it next time. 

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Good Luck !!

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