Spiced Pumpkin Preserves
Feel free to halve the vinegar in this recipe if you want a sweeter version. The longer these set, the better they are!!
Steps
Prick pumpkin chucks with a fork.
Combine rest of the ingredients in a sauce pan and boil 5 minutes to make the syrup.
Add fruit and simmer until pumpkin is slightly tender.
Spoon hot pumpkin in clean hot pint jars.
Fill with hot syrup leaving 1 / 4 inch head space.
Seal and process in a hot water bath for 15 minutes.
If you use whole cloves , spike the pumpkin pieces with them.
Try to even out the stick cinnamon among the jars.
This recipe needs to age.
Best if left.
Ingredients
pumpkin, whole cloves, water, cider vinegar, brown sugar, white sugar, cinnamon sticks, allspice