~~NOTOC~~ ====== Pumpkin jam ====== ===== Ingredients ===== * 1800 g pumpkin (weight of sliced and diced pumpkin) * 600 g of sugar In general: You need a ratio of pumpkin to sugar that is 3-to-1 ===== Materials ===== Pot, wooden spoon, jars and marker ===== Recipe ===== - Dice pumpkin in small pieces (small cubes of ~0.5 cm a side) - Put pumpkin and sugar in a pot and cook till the juice comes out (do not add water) - When it starts to boil, turn down the heat and let simmer (boil slowly) till all the pumpkin is soft and smashed - Clean some jars carefully with boiling water - Divide the pumpkin jam in the jars when its hot and close immediately - Turn the jars upside down till the jam cools down to room temperature - Label the jars properly and store them in the pantry