My Welcome To Maine Fall Pumpkin Jam

Total Time: 2 hrs 40 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• 5 lbs fresh pumpkin or 5 lbs canned pumpkin
• 1 lb dried apricot
• 1 lb seedless raisin
• 2 1/2 lbs sugar
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons pumpkin pie spice
• 1 tablespoon ground ginger

Recipe

• 1 if using fresh pumpkin, peel, remove seeds, cut into 2-3" chunks and place in large pot with enough water to prevent scorching. i use approximately 1/2 cup of water.
• 2 when soft, mash and sieve pumpkin to make a puree of the pumpkin.
• 3 if watery, gently simmer to evaporate much of this water. add sugar and allow to stand for 12 hours. cut apricots into eighths, approximately the size of your raisins.
• 4 add raisins, apricots lemon juice, and spices to pumpkin which has stood with sugar.
• 5 cook slowly on medium heat until the mixture is thickened. seal, and process in boiling water bath 10 minutes.