Last night I made some beautiful Nectarine Jam, just a small batch of 6 1/2pt jars. There was a little leftover so i put it in a container to be used. My problem is that the extra I put in the container set kind of stiffly... I think I may have done something wrong? I made Mixed Berry Jam the night before and it turned out great.
The only difference in the two batches was that grandmother insisted i add a small amount of butter to the Nectarine to reduce foaming(it seemed like it made it foam more though). Could that have made it set so stiff?
Here is the recipe just in case there's something wrong there......
4c finely chopped nectarines
5.5c Sugar
1 box pectin
1 tsp butter(added by grandmother)
The only difference in the two batches was that grandmother insisted i add a small amount of butter to the Nectarine to reduce foaming(it seemed like it made it foam more though). Could that have made it set so stiff?
Here is the recipe just in case there's something wrong there......
4c finely chopped nectarines
5.5c Sugar
1 box pectin
1 tsp butter(added by grandmother)