Devine Cherry Jam

After a recent visit to a cherry orchard to pick sweet and juicy cherries I had the inspiration to make jam.  In my hunt for jam recipes in a slow cooker I came across a handy slow cooker recipe App for iPads 'Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Recipes'. I think I will be trialling a few more of their creations.

Cherry Jam

Ingredients
2 lb (approx 1kg) cherries
2 cups sugar
2 tbsp lemon juice
1/2 tsp salt
3 tbsp pectin, powder

Method
1. Remove the pits from the cherries. Combine cherries, sugar, lemon juice and salt in the slow cooker. Stir, then let stand for 15 minutes to dissolve the sugar.

2. Stir in the pectin. Cover and cook on LOW for 2-1⁄2 hours, stirring twice during cooking.

3. Remove the lid, turn the cooker to HIGH, and cook for 2 to 3 hours longer, until the jam thickens.

4. Ladle the warm jam into clean spring-top glass jars. Let stand until cool. Serve. Store, covered, in the refrigerator for up to 2 months, or freeze for up to 3 months.