CRANBERRY-ORANGE JAM + A LABEL

I bought several bags of fresh cranberries at Thanksgiving and am now in the process of using them.  This is a very simple recipe that yields two half-pints of Cranberry-Orange Jam.  Good to use now, give as a gift or pop into the freezer as you do not process this jam.

A few simple ingredients....

Not much prep work, peel the apple and grate, take the zest off the orange and squeeze the juice - I keep a little extra orange juice on hand if I need more....

Cook your jam....

Make a little lami-label.....

Fill your two little jars, added a little cotton twine...and ready to eat, freeze or give.

Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 16 ounces of fresh cranberries, frozen okay
• Juice and zest of 1 orange, needs to be ½ cup liquid, add H2O if necessary
• 1 large apple, peeled, cored, & grated
• 2 tablespoons orange Grand Marnier

Instructions

1.    Put all ingredients (except Grand Marnier) in a medium saucepan on medium heat, bring to a boil, keep at a low boil for about 15 minutes. cranberries will be popping as they cook.

2.  Mix often to check for thickening. If it gets too thick add a little more orange juice or water.

3.  After about 10 minutes, and if desired, add in the Grand Marnier. Cook for another 5 minutes, take off heat and use a wooden spoon to break up any un-popped cranberries.

4.  Put in jars and refrigerate. Okay in the fridge for two weeks or you can freeze the jars.

Cooks Notes: I tasted the jam and thought I wanted a little more orange flavor so I added some orange oil and was very happy with the outcome.

Resource

Orange Oil, Boyajian Orange Oil, available at supermarkets
Jars, Bormioli Rocco, Available at Sur Le Table and online

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