{"id":451,"date":"2012-05-20T17:01:01","date_gmt":"2012-05-20T16:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.boxtedberries.com\/?p=339"},"modified":"2012-05-20T17:01:01","modified_gmt":"2012-05-20T16:01:01","slug":"making-jam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/boxtedberries.com\/making-jam\/","title":{"rendered":"Homemade jam"},"content":{"rendered":"
You can avoid the traditional preserving pan if you have a large saucepan. The pan needs to be large enough to contain the rising liquid when it comes to a ‘rolling boil’.<\/p>\n
Jam changes in the pan when it has reached setting point: it becomes much thicker and starts spitting. To test if the jam has set, put a small amount on to a cold plate and a skin should form.<\/p>\n
Try out combinations of fruit to find your favourite. Blackcurrant and gooseberry jam are two of the most economical to make as the fruit is diluted down with water.<\/p>\n
Jam will keep for up to a year if stored in a cool, dark place. Once opened, keep in the fridge or a cool larder and use within a few weeks.<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\n We recommend using jam sugar to make strawberry jam – it’s easy to use and usually has the best results. Jam sugar can be used with both fresh and frozen fruit, and is available from supermarkets all the year round.<\/p>\n There was a shortage of jam sugar in 2020, so we tried using food-grade citric acid on recommendation from a decades-old Good Housekeeping jam cook book. Worked wonders.<\/p>\n [hr]<\/p>\n The following recipe was given to us by a customer.<\/p>\n Wash the redcurrants, remove the stalks and put into the preserving pan with the water. Cook for 5 minutes. Add raspberries and bring quickly to the boil. Stir in the warmed sugar and continue stirring until it has dissolved. Bring to the boil and boil hard until set. Pot and seal.<\/p>\n [hr]<\/p>\n Blackcurrant jam has a lovely bite to it, and makes an alternative to the ultra-sweet jams.<\/p>\n This recipe yields 2.25 kg, which is approximately 5 average-sized jam-jars full.<\/p>\nStrawberry jam<\/h3>\n
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<\/a>Raspberry and redcurrant jam<\/h3>\n
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<\/a>Blackcurrant jam<\/h3>\n