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Golden Jam

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes about 5 8-ounce glasses

Ingredients

4 pounds very young yellow squash
6 cups sugar
juice of 3 large lemons
grated rind of 3 large lemons
4 teaspoons powdered ginger

Preparation

  1. Scrub the squash and cut off the ends. Grind the squash in a meat grinder, using the coarsest blade, mix with the sugar, and leave overnight. The next day, transfer the squash, sugar and accumulated juices to a large pot. Add remaining ingredients, and cook over low heat for about 1 hour, until a thermometer registers 220° or until squash is translucent and the juices thickened. Pour into hot, sterilized jelly glasses, and cover with a thin layer of melted paraffin. When the paraffin has hardened, cover the glasses and store.

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