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Pineapple Apricot Jam Recipe 

2 1/2 cups crushed pineapple 1/4 pound dried apricots 1/4 cup lemon juice 6 1/2 cups sugar 1/2 bottle Certo fruit pectin Add 2 cups water to 1/4 pound dried apricots. Cover and let stand 4 hours or overnight. Drain, reserving liquid. Growing apricots or chopped fine; mix with liquid. Add pineapple; measure 4 cups […]

Pineapple Papaya Ginger Conserve 

2 cups shredded fresh pineapple, firm, ripe 2 cups diced fresh papaya, firm, ripe 2 cups sugar 2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger Peel pineapple; shred by running a fork from top to bottom of fruit; discard core. Peel papaya and dice. Peel and grate fresh ginger. Measure equal amounts of pineapple and papaya. For each […]

Grape Conserve 

2 1/2 quarts Concorde grapes 1 cup water 4 cups sugar 1 cup orange pulp 2 cups seedless raisins 2 cups drained, crushed, canned pineapple 1 1/2 cups broken walnut pieces Wash and drain the grapes, then slip from the skins and cook the skins with water for 15 minutes. Cook the grape pulp 10 […]

Chop Suey Conserve 

1 pound seedless white grapes 1 dozen red plums 1 large orange 4 pounds fresh peaches 2 1/2 cups pineapple sugar Wash the raw fruit; halve the grapes, pit and cut the plums into small pieces; slice the orange very thinly, discard seeds and quarter the slices; scald peaches, remove skins and slice. Put the […]