Autumn Olive Jam
By: Barnaby Dorfman
Published: Thursday, December 10, 2009 - 6:10pm

Ingredients




8 cups ripe Autumn olives
4 cups granulated sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice

Preparation

1 Rinse berries, and remove leaves and stems 2 Place berries in a large pot and add about half inch of water. Simmer for half an hour until the berries are soft and the pit can easily be removed. 3 Pass fruit through a food mill discarding the pits and setting the juice aside. 4 Pass the mashed fruit through a fine strainer. 5 Measure four cups of fruit pulp and put it in a heavy pot. Then add an equal amount of sugar and the lemon juice. 6 Simmer on low heat until the mixture thickens; this takes about one hour. Skim off any foam as it is cooking. 7 When at the desired consistency, pour into sterilized jars and let cool. Use a funnel  and wipe any jam that drips on the edges or sides of the jars. Seal the jars and cool.