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Greengage Jam

10 servings

Ingredients

• 5 kg ripe greengages
• 1 kg sugar
• 5 g whole cinnamon
• dried ginger, a few large pieces (a little)
• vinegar (a little)

Instructions

1. Remove the skins and pits from the greengages.
2. Cook the sugar with vinegar until clear, add the spices and fruits, and cook, stirring constantly, for 2 hours until a thick, fine pulp forms.
3. This jam is excellent for tarts and small pastries.

Modernized from a treasured 19th-century German cookbook.