Banana Jam

Name: Banana Jam
Ingredients: 3 lemons, about medium size; 3 cups granulated sugar; 3 cups water; 8 ripe bananas, about medium size; A piece of fresh ginger about the size of an olive; A few whole cloves

6 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

3 lemons, about medium size
3 cups granulated sugar
3 cups water
8 ripe bananas, about medium size
A piece of fresh ginger about the size of an olive
A few whole cloves

Directions

1

Juice the lemons.
2

Slice the rinds into paper-thin strips.
3

Boil the sugar and water about 10 minutes.
4

Then add the lemon juice and rind, the bananas - carefully mashed - the ginger and a few cloves.
5

Cook this slowly 30 to 45 minutes.
6

Stir it carefully so that it will not scorch.
7

It will become a pale yellow mush and does not need to be tested for proper consistency.
8

Take out the lump of ginger and transfer the mixture to clean jelly glasses.
9

Cover jars and process in a boiling water bath 10 minutes or seal with parafin.