Easy Plum Jam

Got this recipe from the British Weight Watchers magazine I bought on vacation.

The ingredients :
Chopped fresh, ripe plums to equal 1 pound / 450 g
juice from 1 lemon
100 g of light Agave syrup
150 g sugar

Put the plums in a deep and large microwave safe bowl, cover and cook for 5 minutes.
Add the remaining ingredients, cover again, and cook for another 15 minutes.
Pour into a clean, sterilized jar, let it cool and enjoy!

Hints:

• Mine started to boil over in the microwave so be sure to use a deep bowl and watch it.
• To test if it is ready, spoon a small amount onto a cold saucer and drag your finger through it. If it is thick and sticky, not runny, it is ready.
• Recipe said it would make 8 ounces, but mine made less, perhaps because a bit boiled over.
  

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In this version that I make this week, I used the following:

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• Cooked small red potatoes
• Sliced radishes
• Grape tomatoes
• Steamed Asparagus
• Skinless boneless Salmon
• Baby portobello mushrooms
• Two hard boiled eggs, halved

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