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[Keanie Bean]

I've never made jam before, but I just happen to have loads of blackcurrants in the freezer which need using. I found this recipie.

 

http://www.appletreehouse.org.uk/recipes.html

 

I'll let you know how it turns out,but like a twit i've got no sugar, so off I go to get some.

 

Sarah.x

[Lesley]

Have you made it yet Sarah?

[Keanie Bean]

Oh yeah baby. Man that is one mean jam. I wish I had known that when you boil sugar it froths up. I had to quickly pour out half the mixture into another saucepan and boil them seperately. My gas hob was a sight for sore eyes, but now it was like it never happened.

 

I've never made jam before and always shied away from anything which involves cooking sugar, after a nasty incident involving fudge and my mums best saucepan. None of us survived .

 

 

I got about two/three half pound jars out of it. I dont know exactly how much but thats my bess guess. Sorry.

 

Definately reccommend this one. , its delurptious

 

Sarah.x

[Lesley]

I'm glad it all went well Sarah

 

you'll be doing a lot more of that if you move.......

[Lesley]

I've just read the recipe and noticed she says to prick 2lbs of blackcurrants with a pin

 

I can think of better things to do with my time

 

Apart from thet, it is the same way I make my strawberry jam, slice strawberries and leave in a bowl overnight with the sugar. I always use Jam Sugas (not Preserving Sugar) with Strawberry Jam as it has added pectin to make it set.

[Keanie Bean]

I was worried about that, but it is really quite firm so this one didnt need it. As for pricking each little one . I just stabbed a bit with the fork, so it wasnt too bad. Either way its lovely. Definately wont ast long in this house

 

Sarah.x

[Lesley]

stabbing with a fork sounds much better

 

Blackcurrants def. wouldn't need the Jam Sugar.

[Keanie Bean]

Lesley, does it have something to do with the sweetness of fruit. I'd like to try experimenting with different fruit of course, but I'd hate to waste any.

 

Sarah.x

[Lesley]

No, it's not to do with sweetness - it's to do with the amount of pectin in different fruits.

 

Strawberries have very little and blackcurrants have plenty. Fruit with a decent amout of pectin will set very easily and vice versa.

 

I'm sure if you trawl around using your search engine, I'm sure you will find plenty about jam making.