Spiced Pumpkin Preserves

1. 1

   Prick pumpkin chucks with a fork.

2. 2

   Combine rest of the ingredients in a sauce pan and boil 5 minutes to make the syrup.

3. 3

   Add fruit (in batches if necessary) and simmer until pumpkin is slightly tender.

4. 4

   Spoon hot pumpkin in clean hot pint jars.

5. 5

   Fill with hot syrup leaving 1/4 inch head space.

6. 6

   (Prepare more syrup if necessary).

7. 7

   Seal and process in a hot water bath for 15 minutes.

8. 8

   *If you use whole cloves, spike the pumpkin pieces with them.

9. 9

   **Try to even out the stick cinnamon among the jars.

10. 10

    ***This recipe needs to age.

11. 11

    Best if left.

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