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Nectarine Jam with Moscato Wine - Confettura di Pesche Noci al Moscato

By Kyle Phillips, About.com

A sweet wine like Moscato is a wonderful addition to any marmalade, especially one made with peaches. You'll want a sparkling Asti here, because it is more delicately flavored than Moscato passito. To make three 1-cup (250 ml) jars you'll need:

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 2 1/4 pounds (1 k) nectarines
  • 1 3/5 cups (400 ml) Asti or similar sparkling Moscato
  • Sugar
  • A kitchen scale
  • A packet of pectin

Preparation:

Set the wine in a pot, and boil it for about 10 minutes, or until its volume is reduced by half. In the meantime, wash the fruit and slice it, discarding the pits. Add the sliced fruit and cook another 20 minutes, stirring every now and again.

Weigh a bowl, fill it with the fruit mixture, and weigh it again to determine how much the fruit mixture weighs. Return the fruit mixture to the pot and add to it its weight in sugar. Add the pectin too, and cook, stirring, for 3-4 minutes.

In the meantime, heat your oven to 240 F (120 C) and heat the jars and their lids for 10 minutes.

When the nectarines are ready, fill the hot jars, screw the lids on, upend them, and let them cool.
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