Make this SURE.JELL for Less or No Sugar Needed Recipes - Apricot-Pineapple Jam to capture the natural sweetness of two favorite fruits. Bring boiling-water canner, half full with water, to simmer. Wash jars and screw bands in hot soapy water; rinse with warm water. Pour boiling water over flat lids in saucepan off the heat.
A basic full recipe for pineapple jam without pectin starts with 3 cups of prepared (crushed) pineapple from one medium fresh fruit (or from three 8 oz cans). Place the pineapple in a jam pot and add in 1 1/2 to 2 cups of sugar. More sugar will yield more jam, and as you might imagine, is sweeter.
Sprinkle the Sure-Jell/sugar mixture into the apricots, mix to combine and set it on the stove on high and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. When it comes to a hard boil (a hard boil is a boil that cannot be stirred down) add the remaining sugar. Continue stirring constantly and return it to a boil.
Exactly measure three cups of sugar into a large sauce pan. Add the box of Sure-Jell Less or No Sugar Recipes Fruit Pectin and stir well until thoroughly mixed. Add one cup of water and stir and bring to a boil over medium high heat, stirring constantly.