Backyard Grape Jam - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    5 lbs concord grapes
    1/2 cup water
    1 1/2 cups sugar
    2/3 cup honey
    2 tablespoons lemon juice
    1 (49 g) box no-sugar-needed pectin (I got the best results with Bernardin)
Preparation
    Cook grapes 20 minutes in 1/2 cup water until mushy and falling apart.
    Pass through a food mill, discarding skins and seeds.
    Bring pulp to a boil and add sugar and honey.
    Cook at a low boil until thickened, stirring regularly, about 15-20 minutes.
    Add lemon juice and pectin, raise the heat and cook at a hard boil for 3 minutes.
    Ladle into jars and can in a water bath (10 minutes per 1/2 pint or pint jar).

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