Wash and rinse plastic containers with tight fitting lids. Use 1 to 2 cup size containers.
Prepare fruit as directed in the following chart below. For berries crush 1 cup at a time with a potato masher for best results. If using a food processor, pulse to very fine chop. DO NOT PUREE. Jam should have bits of fruit.
Measure exact amount of prepared fruit (or juice) along with lemon juice (if called for in recipe) into a large bowl.
Measure exact amount of sugar into a separate bowl. Reducing sugars or using sugar substitutes will result in set failure unless you use SURE-JELL FOR LESS OR NO SUGAR NEEDED RECIPES for no or low sugar jams and jellies.
Stir sugar into prepared fruit or juice. Mix well. Let stand 10 minutes; stir occasionally.
Stir 1 box SURE-JELL PREMIUM FRUIT PECTIN and ¾ cup water in small sauce pan. (Pectin may start out lumpy) Bring to boil on high heat, stirring constantly. Boil 1 minute, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat.
Stir pectin into fruit mixture. Stir constantly until sugar is completely dissolved and no longer grainy, about 3 minutes. (A few sugar crystals may remain.)
Pour into prepared containers, leaving ½ inch at top for expansion during freezing; cover.
Let stand at room temperature 24 hours until set. Refrigerate up to 3 weeks. Otherwise, store in freezer up to a year. Thaw in refrigerator.

Quick and Easy Freezer Jam Recipes

Fruit to Buy (Fully Ripe)

How to Prepare Fruit

Ingredients

Makes (About)

Apricot
1 ¼ lbs. apricots
1 lemon

Discard pits (do not peel) and very finely chop apricots.

2 ½ cups very finely chopped apricots.
2 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice.
5 ½ cups sugar.

7 cups

Blueberry
2 ½ pt. blueberries

Discard stems and crush blueberries.

3 cups chopped blueberries.
5 ¼ cups sugar.

7 cups

Cherry (sour)
1 ½ lbs. Sour cherries

Discard stems, pit and very finely chop cherries.

2 cups very finely chopped cherries.
4 cups sugar.

5 cups

Peach
2 lbs. peaches
1 lemon

Peel, pit and finely chop peaches.

3 cups finely chopped peaches.
2 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice.
4 ½ cups sugar.

6 cups

Mango
4 medium mangos
2 lemons

Peel, pit and mash mangos.

3 cups mashed mangoes.
¼ cup fresh lemon juice.
5 cups sugar.

6 cups

Red Raspberry
or Blackberry
3 pt. berries

Crush berries. Sieve ½ of the pulp to remove some seeds, if desired.

3 cups crushed berries.
5 ¼ cups sugar.

7 cups

Raspberry-peach
1 ½ pt. raspberries
1 ¼ lbs. peaches

Crush raspberries. Sieve ½ of the pulp to remove seeds, if desired. Peel, pit and finely chop peaches.

2 cups crushed raspberries.
1 ½ cups finely chopped peaches.
7 cups sugar.

7 cups

Strawberry
2 pt. strawberries

Discard stems and crush strawberries.

2 cups crushed strawberries.
4 cups sugar.

5 cups

Strawberry-blueberry
1 ½ pt. strawberries
1 pt. blueberries

Discard stems and crush strawberries. Crush blueberries.

1 ½ cups crushed strawberries.
1 cup chopped blueberries.
4 ½ cups sugar.

6 cups

Quick and Easy Freezer Jelly Recipes

Fruit to Buy (Fully Ripe)

Ingredients

Makes (About)

Apple

3 cups bottled or refrigerated apple juice.
2 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice.
5 cups sugar.

6 cups

Grape
(May take 1 week to set)

3 cups bottled or refrigerated grape juice.
5 ¼ cups sugar.

7 cups

Grapefruit

2 cups fresh or refrigerated grapefruit juice.
4 ½ cups sugar.

5 cups

Hot Pepper
(may take 1 week to set)

Protect hands with rubber gloves while preparing peppers.
2/3 cup whole picked jalapeño peppers, drained, seeded and finely chopped {Buy 1 jar (10 ¼ oz.) peppers}.
2 ½ cups bottled apple juice.
¼ cup apple cider vinegar.
Add 1 to 2 drops green food coloring with peppers and juice.
5 ½ cups sugar.

7 cups