Spiced Pear Jam - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 cups peeled finely chopped ripe pears (about 5 1/2 lb.)
4 cups sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon (or more according to your taste)
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

Preparation

Add all the ingredients to a dutch oven.
Bring mixture to a boil and stir constantly.
Lower the heat and simmer, stirring frequently, for 2 hours or until thickened.
Skim off foam with a metal spoon.
Pour immediately into hot sterilized jars, filling to about 1/4 inch from the top.
Remove air bubbles and wipe jar rims.
Cover quickly with metal lids and screw on bands.
Process in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes.