CRANBERRY CHERRY CONSERVE

Ingredients:

• 4 cups cleaned cranberries, coarsely chopped
• 4 cups frozen sweet cherries, thawed and coarsely chopped
• 1 orange, seeded and ground
• 2 cups water
• 4 cups granulated sugar
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 cup seedless raisins
• 3 oz. pouch liquid pectin

Instructions:

1. Wash and rinse canning jars and bands. Prepare lids according to manufacturer’s directions.
2. Combine cranberries, cherries, orange, and water in a large saucepan. Simmer over medium heat for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
3. Add sugar, pecans, and raisins. Bring to a full, rolling boil. Boil hard for 1 minute, stirring frequently. Remove from heat and stir in liquid pectin.
4. Carefully pour hot conserve into hot jelly jars, leaving ¼ inch headspace. Wipe jar rims clean. Adjust lids and screw bands.
5. Process closed jars for 15 minutes in a boiling water bath.
6. Yield: about 6 (12 oz.) jars.