How Do You Make Low Sugar Strawberry Rhubarb Jam?
Making your own jam at home is easy and a good way to use the abundant fresh fruit of the season. Jam preserves the taste and flavor of fruit and makes breakfast in summer more interesting and flavorful. Use jam over toast or in a pie filling for a unique taste. This recipe will yield 2 pints of yummy low sugar strawberry rhubarb jam. Clean and hull the strawberries. Wash and chop the rhubarb into 1 inch pieces. Boil the fruit and water till bubbling. Add sugar and pectin, and bring to a boil again so that the sugar dissolves well. Sterilize glass bottles or mason jars to store your strawberry rhubarb jam. Boil the bottles in water for 10 minutes so that they are clean and free of impurities. Heat the jar lids in a separate pan so that they are sterilized as well. Cook the jam till the fruit is soft and well-done. This will take about 15 minutes. Fill the glass jars with jam, leaving about 1/2 inch of space from the rim. Screw the lids on the jars and place in boiling water for 10 minu
