How Do You Make Passion Fruit Jam?
Passion fruit, native to South America, grow on climbing vines. The flesh of the fruit can be either yellow or purple, depending upon variety. Passion fruit, with a lovely yellow skin, has been grown in Hawai’i, where it is known as Liliko’i, since the early 1880s. Passion fruit can be eaten raw but it is more popular when sweetened and made into juice, jellies and jam. Because the skin of the passion fruit is high in pectin, there is no need to add commercial powdered pectin to the ingredients when making passion fruit jam. This recipe will yield approximately 26 ounces of jam. Wash the passion fruit thoroughly, as you will be using the skin as well as the pulp of the fruit. Cut the passion fruit in half and remove the pulp and seeds. Place, in a closed container, in the refrigerator. Place six passion fruit shells into a bowl with 2 cups of water. Place the bowl in the refrigerator and allow the shells to soak for 24 hours. Fill a pot with water and bring it to a boil. Add the passio
