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Jam!

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I’ve been making jam.  Basically, I like jam, but I don’t actually eat a lot of it…. and in all my years, I have never made it before.

Then came jam making sugar!

So today I made blackberry jam and strawberry jam.  The secret to jam is easy…. add an apple, which is high in pectin evidently, helping it set up.  And use jam sugar.  And a squeeze of lemon juice.  Basically I just eyeball the sugar as I don’t like the half fruit, half sugar model… and I don’t like butter.  So I go easier on the sugar and add an apple.  Boil on a rolling boil for at least 5 minutes.  And then add to preserving jars.

Simple.

And yum.

Blackberry and Strawberry Jam

7 responses to “Jam!”

  1. Ema Jones Avatar
    Ema Jones

    Homemade goodies are in their purest form and have a unique flavor of their own! Isn’t it?

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    1. juanamac Avatar
      juanamac

      Indeed! And it’s so much better knowing exactly what goes into them.

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      1. Ema Jones Avatar
        Ema Jones

        Absolutely!

  2. Smith Home Gardens Avatar
    Smith Home Gardens

    Whats jam sugar?

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    1. juanamac Avatar
      juanamac

      In new Zealand we have this awesome product, which is sugar with pectin added… Chelsea jam sugar.

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      1. Smith Home Gardens Avatar
        Smith Home Gardens

        Interesting. Never seen here in U.S. gonna try to goggle it and see if I can purchase some. How much does it cost around? By kilo or pound?

      2. juanamac Avatar
        juanamac

        Hi, it is sold in 1 kilo bags in supermarkets here, and while it is about twice the price of regular sugar, it is totally fool-proof for jam. I find it in the baking aisle.

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