If you or your neighbor has a rhubarb patch, you may be hard pressed to make use of an abundant crop. Don’t overlook its possibilities in preserves. Rhubarb adds a pleasant tartness to this jam, and the blueberries provide color and texture. –Lanza’s Country Inn, Livingston Manor, New York
By Yankee Magazine
Oct 22 2009
If you or your neighbor has a rhubarb patch, you may be hard pressed to make use of an abundant crop. Don’t overlook its possibilities in preserves. Rhubarb adds a pleasant tartness to this jam, and the blueberries provide color and texture. –Lanza’s Country Inn, Livingston Manor, New York
2-1/4 cups blueberries
2-1/4 cups diced rhubarb
2 tablespoons lemon juice
7 cups sugar (or less to taste)
2 packages (1-3/4 ounces each) Certo fruit pectin
In a large kettle crush the blueberries, then add the rhubarb, lemon juice, and sugar. Bring the mixture to a rolling boil for 1 minute. Remove from heat, add the pectin, and stir well. Ladle the jam into sterile jars, seal, and process in a hot-water bath for 15 minutes.