Making jam

[tinkerbell23]

How do you make jam?

Im sure my gran used to?..

Im pretty good in the kitchen, i think id be ok?

Namely raspberry is my fave, or strawberry...

I do like chillie jam!!

Inspire moi?? Xxxxx

[Answerprancer]

Lots of fruit, lots of sugar, followed by boiling and adding pectin afaik !

[vodkancoke]

1kg raspberries
1kg jam sugar
juice of 1 lemon

Place the raspberries in a wide pot, add the sugar and dissolve over a medium heat.
Turn up the heat and boil for 5 mins, stirring often
Test by placing a tsp of the jam on a side plate. If it wrinkles once cooled, it is ready.
Remove from the heat and skim the surface
Pour into steralised jars


Very easy Tinks xx

[vodkancoke]

p.s make sure it is jam sugar you use as that has all the pectin in it you need.
Silver Spoon make some that you can buy in any supermarket

[jno]

the pectin's to make your pecs grow :-)

[Answerprancer]

..that's what I meant.

[tinkerbell23]

...........yummmmm

Thanks!!

Any other flavours? Fed up making the same stuff xx

[julia-mag]

Very Very important - Warm your jars in the oven before putting boiling jam into them!

[vodkancoke]

Apricots, blackcurrant, blueberry, strawberry, plum, rhubarb xxx

[vodkancoke]

Tomato, gooseberry, cherry, peach, xx

[sunny-dave]

Rhubarb and Ginger - the best :)

[tinkerbell23]

Julia thank you!! :0D

Mmmm vod...never even thought about tomato...i think id like that?!

Mmmmmm. Im sure it was rhubarb gran done,,ill have to ask, but my granda grew rhubarb!!

Xxx

[momac]

No need to warm jars in oven..just put tablespoon in jar and pour boiling water on..the spoon takes up the heat,so no cracked jars.been doing it for years.

[vodkancoke]

That's how I do it too momac. Much easier lol

[penelope2]

I make mine using the microwave. Much cleaner, faster and less smells (although I do like the smell of jam brewing). Strawberry, Raspberry, Gooseberry, Redcurrent, Blackcurrent and best of all, Rhubarb Marmalade.

[pinkgin]

see if you can get hold of a WI jam making recipe book. It's VERY good. There's a good recipe for lemon curd in there.
Amazon.co.uk User Recommendation

[EcclesCake]

Tinks, if you have a throw away email I can send you a pdf copy of a book on preserves.

[Clanad]

Here's a tomato jam recipe very similar to one we've used for years... sorry for the U.S. measurements...

http://www.foodinjars.com/2010/09/tomato-jam/

[tinkerbell23]

Aah just seeing your answers guys! Thanks so much, and thanks eccles ive dropped you a line <3 xxxxx

[YvonneM]

I use citric acid powder to help the setting for strawberry jam any home brewing centre will sell it and Tesco