Can you hear that ticking sound? That’s the sound of the last days of summer ticking away!  In an attempt to hold onto summer, I tried to can it this week. The local fruit stand had boxes of beautiful plums so I carted one home and got busy peeling and chopping. The result was a gloriously sweet Plum Jam.  I added a dash of ground coriander to give it an extra zing.  So yep, I canned summer in a jar.

Plum jam is super easy to make.  Here’s the recipe if you want to capture the last days of summer in a jar.

Plum Jam

             Plum Jam (aka Summer in a Jar!)

8 cups chopped & peeled plums

1/2 heaping tsp ground coriander

2 tbsp lemon juice

3 cups granulated sugar

Combine the plums, coriander and lemon juice in a large pot.  Simmer on medium heat. When the fruit is boiling add in the sugar. Keep cooking the jam and stir stir stir until the jam has thickened.  This will take about 30 minutes.  Cooking Note: Near constant stirring is important with this recipe (especially toward the end) to prevent your jam from sticking to the bottom of the pan and burning.