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Raspberry Cranberry Preserves

This is so bright red when jarred. Great over pancakes,waffles, top over vanilla ice cream, put into a layer cake or just top on toast. Gift giving. Drizzle softened preserves to garnish a dish. Add to a vinegar and oil for a raspberry salad dressing.use to glaze a fruit pie, pork roast baked ham or a roasted chicken. Fill your favorite christmas cookies.

Steps

Stir together 1 cup sugar and raspberries in a bowl and let stand for 1 hour.
Add cranberries and the remaining sugar together in a stainless steel pan and place over high heat.
Stir constantly so the sugar does not burn until the cranberries begin to release juice , about 5 minutes.
Continue cooking until all the cranberries have popped and the mixture is syrupy and comes to a boil.
Skim off any foam that forms on top and continue to cook and stir until the mixture thickens , about 10 minutes more.
Add the raspberries and all their juice and cook for 10 minutes more.
Stir in the dried cranberries , sliced orange and spices.
Remove a small amount of the jam to a saucer and place in the freezer for 5 minutes.
If the mixture wrinkles when pushed to one side , it is ready.
If not , continue cooking for 5 minutes and retest.
When the preserves are the right consistency , turn down the heat to a simmer stir in grand marnier and ladle into hot sterilized jars.
Wipe the rims clea.

Ingredients

raspberries, cranberries, sugar, orange, dried cranberries, cinnamon, ground nutmeg, ginger, vanilla pod, grand marnier