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Your Apricot Jam Recipe

For every 2 (8 oz) half pints, you will need:	Low Sugar	No Sugar
Unsweetened fruit juice or thawed concentrate or water Granulated sugar, sugar substitute, or honey Bottled Lemon Juice	1 1/3 cups 1/3 cup 1 1/2 Tbsp up to 1/2 cup 3 tsp	2 cups 1/3 cup 1 1/2 Tbsp none 3 tsp

Your Apricot Jam Recipe

For every 2 (8 oz) half pints, you will need:	Traditional	Reduced Sugar
Granulated sugar Bottled Lemon Juice	1 1/3 cups 1 1/2 Tbsp 1 2/3 cups 3 tsp	1 1/3 cups 1 1/2 Tbsp 1 cup 3 tsp

Your Apricot Jam Recipe

For every 2 (8 oz) half pints, you will need:	Instant Jam
Ball^® RealFruit^® Instant Pectin Granulated sugar or Splenda® No Calorie Sweetener, Granulated Bottled Lemon Juice	1 2/3 cups 2 Tbsp 2/3 cup 3 tsp

Your Apricot Jam Recipe

For every 2 (8 oz) half pints, you will need:	Instant Jam
Granulated sugar Bottled Lemon Juice	1 2/3 cups 2 Tbsp 2/3 cup 1 Tbsp

Your Apricot Jam Recipe

For every 2 (8 oz) half pints, you will need:	Low Sugar	No Sugar
juice Unsweetened fruit juice or thawed concentrate or water Granulated sugar, sugar substitute, or honey Bottled Lemon Juice	2 cups 1/3 cup 2 Tbsp up to 1/2 cup 3 tsp	2 cups 1/3 cup 2 Tbsp none 3 tsp

Your Apricot Jam Recipe

For every 2 (8 oz) half pints, you will need:	Traditional	Reduced Sugar
juice Granulated sugar Bottled Lemon Juice	1 1/2 cups 2 Tbsp 1 2/3 cups 3 tsp	1 1/2 cups 2 Tbsp 1 cup 3 tsp

Prepare Your Grapes

Remove stems. Pinch grapes with fingers to separate skins and pulp. Finely chop skins; set aside.
Add 1 cup water to pulp and simmer 5 minutes, covered.
Sieve to remove seeds.
Add finely chopped skins to pulp, if desired.

Make Your Jam

PREPARE waterbath canner, jars and lids according to manufacturer's instructions, if preserving.* Prepare and measure ingredients for recipe.
COMBINE prepared fruit with fruit juice in a large saucepan. Gradually stir in Ball^® RealFruit^® Pectin. Add butter, if using. Bring mixture to a full rolling boil that cannot be stirred down, over high heat, stirring constantly.
ADD sugar, sugar substitute or honey, if using. Return mixture to a full rolling boil. Boil hard 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Skim foam if necessary.
PACK based on Enjoy Now or Fresh Preserve steps below.

*If you are preserving at an altitude higher than 1,000 feet above sea level, adjust processing time as indicated by the altitude chart.

QUICK TIP: Adding up to 1/4 tsp butter or margarine will reduce foaming.

Make Your Jam

PREPARE waterbath canner, jars and lids according to manufacturer's instructions, if preserving.* Prepare and measure ingredients for recipe.
COMBINE prepared fruit and lemon juice (if required) in an 8-quart saucepan. Gradually stir in Ball^® RealFruit^® Pectin. Add butter, if using. Bring mixture to a full rolling boil that cannot be stirred down, over high heat, stirring constantly.
ADD entire measure of sugar, stirring to dissolve. Return mixture to a full rolling boil. Boil hard 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Skim foam if necessary.
PACK based on Enjoy Now or Fresh Preserve steps below.

*If you are preserving at an altitude higher than 1,000 feet above sea level, adjust processing time as indicated by the altitude chart.

QUICK TIP: Adding up to 1/4 tsp butter or margarine will reduce foaming.

Make Your Jam

STIR sugar and Ball® RealFruit^® Instant Pectin in a bowl.
ADD fruit. Stir 3 minutes.
LADLE jam into clean jars and let stand 30 minutes. Enjoy immediately, refrigerate up to 3 weeks or freeze up to 1 year. When filling jars, leave 1/2 inch headspace to allow for food expansion during freezing.

QUICK TIP: Plastic freezer jars or glass jars with straight sides work best for freezing.

Make Your Jam

STIR peaches, sugar (or Splenda®) and lemon juice in a bowl. Let stand 10 minutes.
ADD Ball® RealFruit^® Instant Pectin gradullay, to prevent clumping. Stir 3 minutes.
LADLE jam into clean jars and let stand 30 minutes. Enjoy immediately, refrigerate up to 3 weeks or freeze up to 1 year. When filling jars, leave 1/2 inch headspace to allow for food expansion during freezing.

QUICK TIP: Plastic freezer jars or glass jars with straight sides work best for freezing.

Prepare Your Juice

The following yields 1 1/22 cups of juice.

You will need: .

WASH; crush one layer at a time using a potato masher.
PLACE in a saucepan. Cover and simmer minutes.
STRAIN mixture through dampened jelly bag or several layers of cheesecloth to extract juice. Let juice drip, undisturbed, for 2 to 4 hours. Note: Squeezing the jelly bag may cause jelly to be cloudy.

Wash; remove stem and blossom ends; do not peel or core. Cut into chunks.
Combine fruit chunks and water in a saucepan. Cover and simmer minutes, stirring occasionally. Crush and simmer additional 5 minutes.
Strain mixture through dampened jelly bag or several layers of cheesecloth to extract juice. Let juice drip, undisturbed, for 2 to 4 hours. Note: Squeezing the jelly bag may cause jelly to be cloudy.

Wash; remove stems and pits and finely chop.
Combine chopped fruit and water in a saucepan. Cover and simmer minutes, stirring occasionally.
Strain mixture through dampened jelly bag or several layers of cheesecloth to extract juice. Let juice drip, undisturbed, for 2 to 4 hours. Note: Squeezing the jelly bag may cause jelly to be cloudy.

Make Your Jelly

PREPARE waterbath canner, jars and lids according to manufacturer's instructions, if preserving.* Prepare and measure ingredients for recipe.
COMBINE prepared juice in an 8-quart saucepan. Gradually stir in Ball® RealFruit^® Pectin. Add butter, if using. Bring mixture to a full rolling boil that cannot be stirred down, over high heat, stirring constantly.
ADD sugar, sugar substitutes or honey, If using. Return mixture to a full rolling boil. Boil hard 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Skim foam if necessary.
PACK based on Enjoy Now or Fresh Preserve steps below.

*If you are preserving at an altitude higher than 1,000 feet above sea level, adjust processing time as indicated by the altitude chart.

QUICK TIP: Adding up to 1/4 tsp butter or margarine will reduce foaming.

Make Your Jelly

PREPARE waterbath canner, jars and lids according to manufacturer's instructions, if preserving.* Prepare and measure ingredients for recipe.
COMBINE prepared juice in an 8-quart saucepan. Gradually stir in Ball® RealFruit^® Pectin. Add butter, if using. Bring mixture to a full rolling boil that cannot be stirred down, over high heat, stirring constantly.
ADD entire measure of sugar, stirring to dissolve. Return mixture to a full rolling boil. Boil hard 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Skim foam if necessary.
PACK based on Enjoy Now or Fresh Preserve steps below.

*If you are preserving at an altitude higher than 1,000 feet above sea level, adjust processing time as indicated by the altitude chart.

QUICK TIP: Adding up to 1/4 tsp butter or margarine will reduce foaming.

Preserve Your Jam - 2 Easy Methods

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To adjust the amount of jelly you wish to make, use the following table.

Ingredient Amounts for Jelly in (8 oz) Half Pint Jars

Number of Jars		Low Sugar	No Sugar
1	Prepared juice Unsweetened fruit juice or thawed concentrate or water Ball^® RealFruit^® Low or No-Sugar Needed Pectin Granulated sugar, sugar substitute, or honey Bottled Lemon Juice	1 cup 2 Tbsp + 2 tsp 1 Tbsp up to 1/4 cup 1 1/2 tsp	1 cup 2 Tbsp + 2 tsp 1 Tbsp none 1 1/2 tsp
2	Prepared juice Unsweetened fruit juice or thawed concentrate or water Ball^® RealFruit^® Low or No-Sugar Needed Pectin Granulated sugar, sugar substitute, or honey Bottled Lemon Juice	2 cups 1/3 cup 2 Tbsp up to 1/2 cup 3 tsp	2 cups 1/3 cup 2 Tbsp none 3 tsp
3	Prepared juice Unsweetened fruit juice or thawed concentrate or water Ball^® RealFruit^® Low or No-Sugar Needed Pectin Granulated sugar, sugar substitute, or honey Bottled Lemon Juice	3 cups 1/2 cup 3 Tbsp up to 3/4 cup 4 1/2 tsp	3 cups 1/2 cup 3 Tbsp none 4 1/2 tsp
4	Prepared juice Unsweetened fruit juice or thawed concentrate or water Ball^® RealFruit^® Low or No-Sugar Needed Pectin Granulated sugar, sugar substitute, or honey Bottled Lemon Juice	4 cups 2/3 cup 4 Tbsp up to 1 cup 2 Tbsp	4 cups 2/3 cup 4 Tbsp none 2 Tbsp
5	Prepared juice Unsweetened fruit juice or thawed concentrate or water Ball^® RealFruit^® Low or No-Sugar Needed Pectin Granulated sugar, sugar substitute, or honey Bottled Lemon Juice	5 cups 3/4 cup + 1 Tbsp 5 Tbsp up to 1 1/ 4 cup 2 Tbsp + 1 1/2 tsp	5 cups 3/4 cup + 1 Tbsp 5 Tbsp none 2 Tbsp + 1 1/2 tsp
6	Prepared juice Unsweetened fruit juice or thawed concentrate or water Ball^® RealFruit^® Low or No-Sugar Needed Pectin Granulated sugar, sugar substitute, or honey Bottled Lemon Juice	6 cups 1 cup 6 Tbsp up to 1 1/2 cup 3 Tbsp	6 cups 1 cup 6 Tbsp none 3 Tbsp
7	Prepared juice Unsweetened fruit juice or thawed concentrate or water Ball^® RealFruit^® Low or No-Sugar Needed Pectin Granulated sugar, sugar substitute, or honey Bottled Lemon Juice	7 cups 1 cup + 2 Tbsp 7 Tbsp up to 1 3/4 cup 3 Tbsp + 1 1/2 tsp	7 cups 1 cup + 2 Tbsp 7 Tbsp none 3 Tbsp + 1 1/2 tsp
8	Prepared juice Unsweetened fruit juice or thawed concentrate or water Ball^® RealFruit^® Low or No-Sugar Needed Pectin Granulated sugar, sugar substitute, or honey Bottled Lemon Juice	8 cups 1 1/3 cups 8 Tbsp up to 2 cup 4 Tbsp	8 cups 1 1/3 cups 8 Tbsp none 4 Tbsp

NOTE: Do not exceed eight jars per batch. Set may not occur in larger batch sizes.

To adjust the amount of jelly you wish to make, use the following table.

Ingredient Amounts for Jelly in (8 oz) Half Pint Jars

Number of Jars		Traditional	Reduced Sugar
1	Prepared juice Ball^® RealFruit^® Classic Pectin Granulated sugar Bottled Lemon Juice	3/4 cup 1 Tbsp 3/4 cup 1 1/2 tsp	3/4 cup 1 Tbsp 1/2 cup 1 1/2 tsp
2	Prepared juice Ball^® RealFruit^® Classic Pectin Granulated sugar Bottled Lemon Juice	1 1/2 cups 2 Tbsp 1 2/3 cups 3 tsp	1 1/2 cups 2 Tbsp 1 cup 3 tsp
3	Prepared juice Ball^® RealFruit^® Classic Pectin Granulated sugar Bottled Lemon Juice	2 1/4 cups 3 Tbsp 2 1/2 cups 4 1/2 tsp	2 1/4 cups 3 Tbsp 1 1/2 cups 4 1/2 tsp
4	Prepared juice Ball^® RealFruit^® Classic Pectin Granulated sugar Bottled Lemon Juice	3 cups 4 Tbsp 3 1/3 cups 2Tbsp	3 cups 4 Tbsp 2 cups 2 Tbsp
5	Prepared juice Ball^® RealFruit^® Classic Pectin Granulated sugar Bottled Lemon Juice	3 3/4 cups 5 Tbsp 4 cups + 2 Tbsp 2 Tbsp + 1 1/2 tsp	3 3/4 cups 5 Tbsp 2 1/2 cups 2 Tbsp + 1 1/2 tsp
6	Prepared juice Ball^® RealFruit^® Classic Pectin Granulated sugar Bottled Lemon Juice	4 1/2 cups 6 Tbsp 5 cups 3 Tbsp	4 1/2 cups 6 Tbsp 3 cups 3 Tbsp
7	Prepared juice Ball^® RealFruit^® Classic Pectin Granulated sugar Bottled Lemon Juice	5 1/4 cups 7 Tbsp 5 3/4 cups 3 Tbsp + 1 1/2 tsp	5 1/4 cups 7 Tbsp 3 1/2 cups 3 Tbsp + 1 1/2 tsp
8	Prepared juice Ball^® RealFruit^® Classic Pectin Granulated sugar Bottled Lemon Juice	6 cups 8 Tbsp 6 2/3 cups 4 Tbsp	6 cups 8 Tbsp 4 cups 4 Tbsp

NOTE: Do not exceed eight jars per batch. Set may not occur in larger batch sizes.

To adjust the amount of jam you wish to make, use the following table.

Ingredient Amounts for Jam in (8 oz) Half Pint Jars

Number of Jars		Low Sugar	No Sugar
1	Prepared fruit Unsweetened fruit juice or thawed concentrate or water Ball^® RealFruit^® Low or No-Sugar Needed Pectin Granulated sugar, sugar substitute, or honey Bottled Lemon Juice	2/3 cup 2 Tbsp + 2 tsp 2 1/4 tsp up to 1/4 cup 1 1/2 tsp	1 cup 2 Tbsp + 2 tsp 2 1/4 tsp none 1 1/2 tsp
2	Prepared fruit Unsweetened fruit juice or thawed concentrate or water Ball^® RealFruit^® Low or No-Sugar Needed Pectin Granulated sugar, sugar substitute, or honey Bottled Lemon Juice	1 1/3 cups 1/3 cup 1 1/2 Tbsp up to 1/2 cup 3 tsp	2 cups 1/3 cup 1 1/2 Tbsp none 3 tsp
3	Prepared fruit Unsweetened fruit juice or thawed concentrate or water Ball^® RealFruit^® Low or No-Sugar Needed Pectin Granulated sugar, sugar substitute, or honey Bottled Lemon Juice	2 cups 1/2 cup 2 Tbsp + 3/4 tsp up to 3/4 cup 4 1/2 tsp	3 cups 1/2 cup 2 Tbsp + 3/4 tsp none 4 1/2 tsp
4	Prepared fruit Unsweetened fruit juice or thawed concentrate or water Ball^® RealFruit^® Low or No-Sugar Needed Pectin Granulated sugar, sugar substitute, or honey Bottled Lemon Juice	2 2/3 cups 2/3 cup 3 Tbsp up to 1 cup 2 Tbsp	4 cups 2/3 cup 3 Tbsp none 2 Tbsp
5	Prepared fruit Unsweetened fruit juice or thawed concentrate or water Ball^® RealFruit^® Low or No-Sugar Needed Pectin Granulated sugar, sugar substitute, or honey Bottled Lemon Juice	3 1/3 cups 3/4 cup + 1 Tbsp 3 Tbsp + 2 1/4 tsp up to 1 1/4 cups 2 Tbsp + 1 1/2 tsp	5 cups 3/4 cup + 1 Tbsp 3 Tbsp + 2 1/4 tsp none 2 Tbsp + 1 1/2 tsp
6	Prepared fruit Unsweetened fruit juice or thawed concentrate or water Ball^® RealFruit^® Low or No-Sugar Needed Pectin Granulated sugar, sugar substitute, or honey Bottled Lemon Juice	4 cups 1 cup 4 1/2 Tbsp up to 1 1/2 cups 3 Tbsp	6 cups 1 cup 4 1/2 Tbsp none 3 Tbsp
7	Prepared fruit Unsweetened fruit juice or thawed concentrate or water Ball^® RealFruit^® Low or No-Sugar Needed Pectin Granulated sugar, sugar substitute, or honey Bottled Lemon Juice	4 2/3 cups 1 cup + 2 Tbsp 5 Tbsp + 3/4 tsp up to 1 3/4 cups 3 Tbsp + 1 1/2 tsp	7 cups 1 cup + 2 Tbsp 5 Tbsp + 3/4 tsp none 3 Tbsp + 1 1/2 tsp
8	Prepared fruit Unsweetened fruit juice or thawed concentrate or water Ball^® RealFruit^® Low or No-Sugar Needed Pectin Granulated sugar, sugar substitute, or honey Bottled Lemon Juice	5 1/3 cups 1 1/3 cups 6 Tbsp up to 2 cups 4 Tbsp	8 cups 1 1/3 cups 6 Tbsp none 4 Tbsp
9	Prepared fruit Unsweetened fruit juice or thawed concentrate or water Ball^® RealFruit^® Low or No-Sugar Needed Pectin Granulated sugar, sugar substitute, or honey Bottled Lemon Juice	6 cups 1 1/2 cups 6 Tbsp + 2 1/4 tsp up to 2 1/4 cups 4 Tbsp + 1 1/2 tsp	9 cups 1 1/2 cups 6 Tbsp + 2 1/4 tsp none 4 Tbsp + 1 1/2 tsp
10	Prepared fruit Unsweetened fruit juice or thawed concentrate or water Ball^® RealFruit^® Low or No-Sugar Needed Pectin Granulated sugar, sugar substitute, or honey Bottled Lemon Juice	6 2/3 cups 1 2/3 cups 7 1/2 Tbsp up to 2 1/2 cups 5 Tbsp	10 cups 1 2/3 cups 7 1/2 Tbsp none 5 Tbsp

NOTE: Do not exceed 10 jars per batch. Set may not occur in larger batch sizes.

To adjust the amount of jam you wish to make, use the following table.

Ingredient Amounts for Jam in (8 oz) Half Pint Jars

Number of Jars		Traditional	Reduced Sugar
1	Prepared fruit Ball^® RealFruit^® Classic Pectin Granulated sugar Bottled Lemon Juice	2/3 cup 2 1/4 tsp 3/4 cup 1 1/2 tsp	2/3 cup 2 1/4 tsp 1/2 cup 1 1/2 tsp
2	Prepared fruit Ball^® RealFruit^® Classic Pectin Granulated sugar Bottled Lemon Juice	1 1/3 cups 1 1/2 Tbsp 1 2/3 cups 3 tsp	1 1/3 cups 1 1/2 Tbsp 1 cup 3 tsp
3	Prepared fruit Ball^® RealFruit^® Classic Pectin Granulated sugar Bottled Lemon Juice	2 cups 2 Tbsp + 3/4 tsp 2 1/2 cups 4 1/2 tsp	2 cups 2 Tbsp + 3/4 tsp 1 1/2 cups 4 1/2 tsp
4	Prepared fruit Ball^® RealFruit^® Classic Pectin Granulated sugar Bottled Lemon Juice	2 2/3 cups 3 Tbsp 3 1/3 cups 2 Tbsp	2 2/3 cups 3 Tbsp 2 cups 2 Tbsp
5	Prepared fruit Ball^® RealFruit^® Classic Pectin Granulated sugar Bottled Lemon Juice	3 1/3 cups 3 Tbsp + 2 1/4 tsp 4 cups + 2 Tbsp 2 Tbsp + 1 1/2 tsp	3 1/3 cups 3 Tbsp + 2 1/4 tsp 2 1/2 cups 2 Tbsp + 1 1/2 tsp
6	Prepared fruit Ball^® RealFruit^® Classic Pectin Granulated sugar Bottled Lemon Juice	4 cups 4 1/2 Tbsp 5 cups 3 Tbsp	4 cups 4 1/2 Tbsp 3 cups 3 Tbsp
7	Prepared fruit Ball^® RealFruit^® Classic Pectin Granulated sugar Bottled Lemon Juice	4 2/3 cups 5 Tbsp + 3/4 tsp 5 3/4 cups 3 Tbsp + 1 1/2 tsp	4 2/3 cups 5 Tbsp + 3/4 tsp 3 1/2 cups 3 Tbsp + 1 1/2 tsp
8	Prepared fruit Ball^® RealFruit^® Classic Pectin Granulated sugar Bottled Lemon Juice	5 1/3 cups 6 Tbsp 6 2/3 cups 4 Tbsp	5 1/3 cups 6 Tbsp 4 cups 4 Tbsp
9	Prepared fruit Ball^® RealFruit^® Classic Pectin Granulated sugar Bottled Lemon Juice	6 cups 6 Tbsp + 2 1/4 tsp 7 1/2 cups 4 Tbsp + 1 1/2 tsp	6 cups 6 Tbsp + 2 1/4 tsp 4 1/2 cups 4 Tbsp + 1 1/2 tsp
10	Prepared fruit Ball^® RealFruit^® Classic Pectin Granulated sugar Bottled Lemon Juice	6 2/3 cups 7 1/2 Tbsp 8 1/3 cups 5 Tbsp	6 2/3 cups 7 1/2 Tbsp 5 cups 5 Tbsp

NOTE: Do not exceed 10 jars per batch. Set may not occur in larger batch sizes.

To adjust the amount of jam you wish to make, use the following table.

Ingredient Amounts for Jam in (8 oz) Half Pint Jars

Number of Jars		Instant Jam
1	Prepared fruit Ball^® RealFruit^® Instant Pectin Granulated sugar or Splenda® No Calorie Sweetener, Granulated Bottled Lemon Juice	3/4 cup 1 Tbsp 1/3 cup 1 1/2 tsp
2	Prepared fruit Ball^® RealFruit^® Instant Pectin Granulated sugar or Splenda® No Calorie Sweetener, Granulated Bottled Lemon Juice	1 2/3 cups 2 Tbsp 2/3 cup 1 Tbsp
3	Prepared fruit Ball^® RealFruit^® Instant Pectin Granulated sugar or Splenda® No Calorie Sweetener, Granulated Bottled Lemon Juice	2 1/2 cups 3 Tbsp 1 cup 1 Tbsp + 1 1/2 tsp
4	Prepared fruit Ball^® RealFruit^® Instant Pectin Granulated sugar or Splenda® No Calorie Sweetener, Granulated Bottled Lemon Juice	3 1/3 cups 4 Tbsp 1 1/3 cups 2 Tbsp
5	Prepared fruit Ball^® RealFruit^® Instant Pectin Granulated sugar or Splenda® No Calorie Sweetener, Granulated Bottled Lemon Juice	4 cups 5 Tbsp 1 2/3 cup 2 Tbsp + 1 1/2 tsp
6	Prepared fruit Ball^® RealFruit^® Instant Pectin Granulated sugar or Splenda® No Calorie Sweetener, Granulated Bottled Lemon Juice	5 cups 6 Tbsp 2 cups 3 Tbsp

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Preserve Your Jam - 2 Easy Methods

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To adjust the amount of jelly you wish to make, use the following table.

To adjust the amount of jelly you wish to make, use the following table.

To adjust the amount of jam you wish to make, use the following table.

To adjust the amount of jam you wish to make, use the following table.

To adjust the amount of jam you wish to make, use the following table.