So today I made home made preserves for the first time!! We have a Pineapple Guava tree in our front yard. For those of you who don't know... Feijoa sellowwiana are originally from Brazil. It is a cold hardy guava that grows as far north as middle Georgia and as far west as my front yard! These evergreens have glossy-green leaves that are silvery white underneath.
Mine look like this:
After inspecting a few online recipes, I created my own! I used about 4 cups of the mashed guava fruit, 1/4 cup of fresh lemon juice, 4 cups of sugar in the raw and pectin! We'll see how it turns out. I have 7 jars of it. Can't wait to taste it on toast in the morning!
