278767 Thu Jul 14 12:11:47 -0700 2005 2 31 Home Cooking 0 1476489 I recently found a couple of recipies featuring chocolate as an ingredient in the jam. the first added the chocolate to the fruit and boiled it for 5 min. the second dropped chocolate chips into the jars before sealing and processing. Are either of these methods safe? I would love to try chocolate in my jam...but don't want to poison anyone... Thu Jul 14 12:11:47 -0700 2005 0 moon 1 1476514 As a general matter, the sugar protects against lots of nasty micro-organisms. If you boil the fruit--particularly once it's in the jar and sealed--you should be safe. Thu Jul 14 14:16:46 -0700 2005 1476489 0 Howard-2 2 1476583 And nothing grows on chocolate as far as I can tell, so that shouldn't be a source of contamination. Thu Jul 14 19:43:16 -0700 2005 1476514 0 babette feasts