Barberry Jam - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 lbs barberries
2 cups cold water
1 cup sugar, per cup of juice pulp

Preparation

Place fully ripened and cleaned fruit into a saucepan and add 2 cups of water.
Cook the mixture slowly over a medium heat till the fruit softens.
When cooked through, remove from heat and pass mixture through a fine sieve or strainer to remove the skins and seeds.
Measure the pulp mixture and place into a saucepan with 1 cup sugar for each cup of pulp.
Mix well and bring to a boil.
Hold the boil for 15 minutes while stirring constantly.
Skim off the foam and pour into hot sterile jelly jars and seal while hot.