FIVE-FRUIT JAM COCKAIGNE
About 9 half-pint jars
A superlative combination well worth the extra effort required to gather all five types of fruit (an easy way to assemble these ingredients is to freeze them as you find them). Please read How to Process.
Prepare a water-bath canner, gather all your canning equipment, place a couple of saucers in the freezer, and have ready 9 clean, hot half-pint jars.
Combine in a large, wide heavy pan:
- 1 ½ pounds strawberries, hulled and coarsely chopped
- 1 pound red currants
- 1 pound sweet cherries, stemmed and pitted
- 1 pound gooseberries, trimmed
- 1 pound raspberries
- 7 cups sugar
Bring to a boil, stirring frequently, and boil rapidly, stirring and lightly crushing the fruit, until it reaches the jelling point. Remove from the heat and skim off any foam. Ladle into prepared jars, leaving ¼ inch headspace. Wipe the rims. Place lids on jars and screw on rings until fingertip-tight. Process for 10 minutes. Let cool completely and store as directed.