Berry & Lavender Preserve
Berry & Lavender Preserve
Cook Time: 35 minutes minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes minutes
Servings: 8 people
- 1 pint raspberries, washed and picked over
- 2 pint blueberries, washed and picked over
- 1 ¼ cups organic sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoons edible lavender
- 1 whole lemon, juiced
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
Preheat oven to 350F
In a medium saucepan mix raspberries, blueberries, and sugar
Bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar
Add lemon juice, and zest
Reduce the heat to medium-low. Cook for 30-35 minutes or until the mixture thickens and coats the back of a spoon (It will not be as thick as a jam)
Add the edible lavender, and mix well
While the preserve is cooking, sterilize jars by placing them on a cookie sheet. Then heat them in the oven for 10 minutes. Take them out of the oven and let cool.
rSpoon preserve into sterilized jars, cover, refrigerate and enjoy!