Peach-Plum Jam - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lb. ripe peaches
1 1/2 lb. fully ripe Italian prune plums
1 3/4 oz. pkg. powdered fruit pectin
5 1/2 c. sugar

Preparation

Peel and pit peaches; chop very fine.
Pit plums; chop very fine.
Mix fruits; measure 4 1/2 cups into large saucepan.
Place saucepan of fruit over high heat.
Add pectin.
Stir until mixture comes to a hard boil.
At once, stir in sugar.
Bring to a full, rolling boil and boil hard 1 minute, stirring constantly.
Remove from heat.
Skim and stir for 5 minutes.
Ladle quickly into hot scalded glasses.
Seal at once.
Makes ten 6-ounce glasses.