Spiced Pineapple Jam - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 cups fresh pineapple, cut and mash half
5 whole cloves
1 cinnamon stick
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon lemon juice
7 cups sugar
3/4 teaspoon butter
1 (3 ounce) package pectin

Preparation

Combine the pineapple, cloves, stick of cinnamon and 1 cup of sugar in a pan and let stand for 1 hour.
After 1 hour, add the remaining sugar and place the pan over a medium-high heat; stir constantly until the sugar dissolves.
Bring the mix to a rolling boil for two minutes.
Remove the pan from the flame and skim off any foam that accumulates.
Place the pan over the heat again for 1 minute to boil.
Again, remove and skim off the foam. Add the butter and bring the mixture to a boil again.
Take off heat, take out the cloves and stick of cinnamon. Add the 1sp ground cinnamon, add the pectin and stir constantly.
Bring to a rolling boil again for 1 minute. Take of heat and skim off the foam.
Allow the jam to cool for 5/10 minutes.
Ladle into canning jars. Wipe rim with sterilized cloth.
Apply lids then rings and tighten to fingertip tightness.
Process in a water bath for your altitude time.
P.S. I know it seems like allot of boiling time, but pineapple is a hard fruit and this foams allot. You can also use canned pineapple, just make sure it is not in sugar syrup and can skip the 1 hour soaking time.