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Ingredients
- 1/4 cup dried lavender blossoms (1/3 cup fresh buds, the flowers before they open)
- 2 cups boiling water
- 1/3 cup lemon juice
- 2 cups frozen berries
- 1 3/4 ounces dry pectin
- 6 cups sugar
Method
- Sterilize jars and keep them hot.
- Steep the lavender in the hot water and lemon juice for 20 minutes.
- Strain and place into a heavy bottom pot cooking to reduce by 1/2.
- Thaw and drain berries.
- Crush berries and add to lavender tea.
- Stir in pectic.
- Bring mixture to a boil, stirring constantly.
- Add sugar, stirring to dissolve.
- Return mixture to a rolling boil.
- Boil hard 1 minute, stirring constantly.
- Remove from heat.
- Skim foam if necessary.
- Preserve It:
- Ladle hot jam into hot "Ball" 8-oz jelly jar to 1/4 inch below rim.
- Wipe jar rim clean.
- Place lid on jar and tighten band, just until a point of resistance is met.
- Process 10 minutes in a boiling-water canner.
- shut off flame and let sit 5 minutes. Remove to a draft free spot without tilting jars.
- Cool for 12 to 24 hours.
- Remove bands.
- Lids should be concave in middle.
