Pinned and Succeeded-Kumquat jam

I'm stealing my friend's title for her pinterest post for mine. Right now our Trader Joes has some BEAUTIFUL 12 oz packages of Kumquats. I buy them and snack on them, but cannot eat the whole package before they start getting old. Soo, I found this pin

Source: foodinjars.com via toastycrow on Pinterest

and followed the recipe. It's delicious. Mr T tried it and immediately had a smile on his face...a memory of Kumquat jam and black tea with the Russian side of his family.

It is definitely labor intensive..it took me about an hour and a half to prep the 12 oz. The recipe is for 16 oz but, I was DONE when I finished the first carton of kumquat prepping. I cut the water to 12 oz and the sugar to 6oz.

Here's Mine!!