Saturday, September 29, 2007

Low Fat Cooking Recipes - Cucumber Jam

Cucumber Jam

Servings: 2 [24-ounce / 750-mL] jars
Cooking time: 25 minutes

Ingredients :

4 cups [1 L] cucumber dices*
2 cups [500 mL] water
2 cups [500 mL] sugar
Juice of 1/2 a lemon or
Rind of 1 orange or 1 lemon
Sterilized jars

Direction :

1. Cut peeled, seeded cucumbers into small dices.
2. Transfer cucumber dices into a cloth, into a colander; leave to dry for at least 1 day.
3. Boil together water and sugar to get a thick syrup, for approximately 15 minutes.
4. Add cucumber dices; simmer until translucent.
5. Season with lemon juice or with orange or lemon rind.
6. Cool; pour into sterilized jars.

Source: The Recipe Box dot com
Formatted by : Chupa Babi in MC

ChupaNote: We added 1 tablespoon of red pepper flakes to the sugar boil.

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