Plum Conserve - cooking recipe

Ingredients

6 cups peeled, sliced plums
4 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups cut up pineapple
1 large lemon, finely chopped
1 cup chopped walnuts

Preparation

Combine plums and sugar, let stand until juice forms-about 1 hour.
Combine plum mixture, pineapple and lemon in a 6 quart or larger pot.
Cook slowly, stirring occasionally until thick-around 40 minutes, or until the jell point.
Remove from heat and stir in nuts.
Quickly ladle into clean, hot jars leaving 1/4 inch head space.
Process in a boiling water bath 15 minutes at altitudes up to 1000 feet.