Mango Jam and Lavender Soap

I was given a free case of mangos last week and they ripened all at once :)  We ate a few fresh, but I put up the rest into this really tasty jam.  I found a few recipes on the web that sounded interesting so I combined the elements I liked from each of them and added my own twist.  Aren't those tiny little jars cute?  They don't hold more than 1/2 cup!  So sweet, and great to tuck in a gift basket of goodies at Christmas.  I know that my Grandma would love to have such a tiny jar for "just a wee taste".

7"ish" cups chopped mangos

1 398ml tin crushed pineapple (or fresh if you have it)

approximately 1/2 cup lemon juice

4-5 cups sugar depending on sweetness and ripeness of fruit

3Tbsp pectin

3-4 tsp of cinnamon (to taste)

approximately 1 tsp of cloves (to taste)

1 Tbsp of butter to keep foaming down

Boil down for about 30 minutes until pulp is really well cooked and syrupy thick.  Stir well and often.  Pour into sterilized hot jars and water bath process for appropriate length of time for your elevation.  

....and here's the lavender soap that Megan made the other day.  It's smells SO good!  She used lavender blossoms and good quality french lavender essential oil which were stirred in at trace.  She cut them into hefty bars that are just how she likes them ~ rustic and oversized.  I am SO proud of her!