Victorian Plum Conserve

7 ingredients
2 steps

Ingredients

  • 3 medium navel oranges
  • 12 ripe plums (about 4 pounds), pitted and coarsely chopped
  • 1-1/2 cups raisins
  • 1 cup chopped peeled ripe pears
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions

  1. 1
    Grate the peel from the oranges, reserving the peel (about 1/3 cup). Peel off and discard white membrane; section the oranges. In a large saucepan or Dutch oven, combine the orange sections and peel, plums, raisins, pears, sugar, allspice and cinnamon. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cook for 1 hour or until thickened, stirring frequently.
  2. 2
    Pour hot mixture into hot sterilized jars, leaving 1/4-in. headspace. Adjust caps. Process for 10 minutes in a boiling water bath.

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