There are six types of fruit spreads that can be made and canned at home using a boiling water bath canner. These types are: jams, jellies, conserves, preserves, marmalades, and fruit butters. To successfully make a fruit spread at home, there are four crucial ingredients needed in correct proportions for the product to form a gel. These ingredients are: fruit, pectin, acid, and sugar. When home canning fruit spreads, it is important to follow approved recipes, both for safety and for your product to gel properly. This publication provides information about the six types of fruit spreads, the ingredients and equipment needed to make fruit spreads, and the methods for making and canning fruit spreads at home.
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Title
Making jams, jellies, and fruit spreads
Creators
Kayla Wells-Moses (Author)
Academic Unit
Publications, WSU Extension
Series
Fact sheet (Washington State University. Cooperative Extension); 232E
Publisher
Washington State University Extension; Pullman, Washington
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99900502232401842
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