Banana jam



Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 20 mins

Yields: 4

Ingredients

 * 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
 * 3 1/2 cups bananas, diced
 * 2 1/4 cups sugar
 * 1/2 cup water

Directions

 * 1) Place lime juice in a one quart measure.
 * 2) Peel bananas and dice directly into lime juice.
 * 3) Stir with a wooden spoon.
 * 4) Keep stirring as you dice each banana into the lime juice to prevent darkening.
 * 5) Measure sugar and water into a wide 2½ quart saucepan, and stir to dissolve sugar as you bring syrup to a boil.
 * 6) Cover tightly for the first 2 minutes (so the steam will wash sugar crystals from side of saucepan) then uncover, add bananas (with lime) and boil over low heat for about 30 minutes or until thick.
 * 7) Stir often to prevent sticking, especially during last 10 minutes.
 * 8) Jam is done when a spoon scraped across bottom of pan leaves a track that closes slowly, or when jam mounds while stirring.
 * 9) Fill hot, sterilized jars quickly with the hot jelly or jam mixture, leaving 1/4 inch headspace.
 * 10) Wipe the sealing surface of the jars with a clean paper towel, dampened with hot water, to remove any jam or sugar crystals.
 * 11) Place lids, screw on bands finger-tight and process jars for 10 minutes in boiling water bath.
 * 12) Cool jars upright for 12-24 hours while vacuum seal is drawn and jam or jelly sets up. Let the jars sit undisturbed while they cool.