Rose Hip Jam - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. prepared rose hips
3 c. raw sugar
juice of 1 lemon
1 pkg. powdered commercial pectin
3 3/4 c. water

Preparation

To prepare rose hips, remove the stem and blossom ends with a sharp knife, then make a slit down each side of the hip and remove the seeds.
Chop seedless hips rather coarsely.
Add sugar to prepared hips and stir, stir, stir until sugar is dissolved.
Mix water and pectin; bring to a rolling boil and boil hard for one minute.
Stir the pectin mix quickly but thoroughly into the sweetened rose hips and quickly pour into sterilized jars and seal.