3 cup [about 10 medium] bananas
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup finely chopped maraschino cherries
6 1/2 cup sugar
1 bottle [6 ounces] liquid pectin
Directions
Thoroughly mash bananas. Measure 3 cups into a large saucepan. Add
lemon juice, cherries and sugar; mix well. Bring to hard rolling
boil; boil hard 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat
;quickly stir in pectin. Ladle into clean, hot jars. Seal. Makes 8 or
9 half-pints.
SOURCE: Best Recipes Magazine; October 1992
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Servings: 8 servings
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Categories: Banana; Fruit
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