Apple Pear Jam

Pear-Apple Jam Yield: 7 half-pints 2 cups finely chopped pears - peeled & cored) 1 cup finely chopped apples - (peeled & cored) 6 1/2 cups sugar 1/4 ts ground cinnamon 1/3 cups bottled lemon juice 6 oz liquid pectin

Crush apples and pears in a large saucepan and stir in cinnamon. Thoroughly mix sugar and lemon juice with fruits and bring to a boil over high heat, stirring constantly. Immediately stir in pectin.  Bring to a full rolling boil and boil hard 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, quickly skim off foam, and fill sterile jars leaving 1/4-inch headspace.  Adjust lids and process as recommended below.