Recipe for blackberry jam for jelly

This recipe allows you  to Modify a blackberry jam and give a wonderful sweet spicy flavor.

INGREDIENTS

2 quarts fresh blackberries
1 Tbsp rose water (or any flavor you prefer)
3 Tbsp lemon juice

6 cups sugar
chopped Chile pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS

1. Cook the berries with water until heated.
2. Strain to remove most of the seeds.
3. Add the lemon juices, sugar and Chile pepper.
4. Cook rapidly to the jellying point, either using the sheet test or until it reaches 220 degrees (F) on the candy thermometer.
5. As the mixture thickens, stir to keep from scorching.
6. Pour boiling hot into hot jars; adjust the lids.
7. Process 10 minutes in a boiling-water bath.
8. Start the counting time when the water returns to a boil.
9. Remove the jars from the water and cool on a rack.
10. Makes four 12-ounce jars.

This recipe makes it  to be sweet yet still relatively spicy.  It could go with serrano peppers for a medium heat and Jalapeno peppers also  for more spice.

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