Nectarine Plum Preserves with Ginger and Cardamom

So I had some leftover nectarines and plums. More than I could comfortably eat before they went bad. I made some jam!

Ingredients:
-Several ripe nectarines, plums, and a pluot. (You can use any fruit for this- as long as they'll taste good together!)
-lots of sugar- this is important in making the jam a) taste good and b) get to "jam" consistency
-lemon juice is traditionally added to jam and preserves but I didnt have any lemons so I left it out and it worked just fine.

- All you have to do is chop up the fruit, add a couple cups of sugar, and let it cook for a loooong time- maybe an hour, or two, depending on how much fruit you have. Every time you go and check on the fruit, add a little bit more sugar. Keep on tasting it. you know how jam is supposed to taste, so go to it!

-i wanted to add a little bit of kick, so I broke a few cardamom pods into the pot and grated a bunch of ginger. Do this to taste. Make suer you take the pods out (the seeds can stay) before you jar them.

-If you want to jar the jam, get some mason jars, put them in a pot with enough water to cover them (boil lids and seals also, but make sure they're not ON the jars). Boil for about 5 minutes. be careful when you're done because a) the pot will be very heavy and b) the jars will be very hot! and c) you don't want to get them dirty. Clean your hands and a pair of tongs and take the jars out. Put the jam in the jars, put the seals and lids on, and then put them back into the hot water and boil for another 5 minutes or so. There. The seal should be done. You can store these in the cabinet until you (or the lucky recipient) opens it.

Other flavors that might be really awesome:
-peach-rhubarb
-mango-chili
-strawberry-ginger
-blackberry-vanilla bean?