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Blackberry jam recipe(not blackerry & apple)

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kippers
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Does anyone know an easy recipe for blackberry jam (not blackberry & apple as i have no apples). Every recipe i've looked up has apple in it. I don't have any proper jam sugar so i'm assuming i'll need to add lemon juice as they appear to be low in pectin?

Thanks
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  • LameWolf
    LameWolf Posts: 11,238 Forumite
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    2lb blackberries
    quarter of a pint of water
    juice of 2 lemons
    sugar.

    Simmer berries, lemon juice and water in a pan until soft. Measure the result in a pint measure, and for each pint of simmered fruit add 1 lb of sugar. Bring this all to the boil and boil rapidly until setting point is reached. Pot up as usual.

    I use the method of putting a little jam in a saucer and floating it on cold water to test for setting point.

    Hope this helps.
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  • kippers
    kippers Posts: 2,063 Forumite
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    Thanks, i'll give it a go
  • kippers
    kippers Posts: 2,063 Forumite
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    Thanks LameWolf, i now have 5 jars of lovely blackberry jam, yum yum
  • HypnoNu
    HypnoNu Posts: 677 Forumite
    morning kippers,
    It looks like i wasn't the only one making blackberry jam last night...have you tried some of yours yet? I had some on toast this morning....Sooooo good!
  • kippers
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    Yes, it was lovely. We also had it for breakfast.

    I bought some sugar yesterday from my local shop as i hadn't enough and it cost me 89p (which i know is alot but i'm not going shopping at Mr T's for another week). This means i made 5 jars for 89p!....Brilliant...i'm really pleased with this.

    I got the blackberries from my allotment (not my plot but other vacant areas), so i will go again in a couple of days and freeze some to have in my porridge during the winter, yum yum!
  • LameWolf
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    Glad to have been of help.:j
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  • maypole
    maypole Posts: 1,816 Forumite
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    kippers wrote: »
    Does anyone know an easy recipe for blackberry jam (not blackberry & apple as i have no apples). Every recipe i've looked up has apple in it. I don't have any proper jam sugar so i'm assuming i'll need to add lemon juice as they appear to be low in pectin?

    Thanks

    Jam sugar doesn't have to contain pectin, it's just a sugar that is easier to dissolve. I don't always use it, I use either castor or ordinary and the jam is fine. It just depends on the fruit whether I add lemon juice, some fruits don't need it.
  • chipmunky
    chipmunky Posts: 43 Forumite
    After reading all the advice on this and other blackberry related threads, I am now the proud owner of 3 and a half jars of blackberry jam!!! Thank you LameWolf for your simple recipe - I'd avoided any recipes which mentioned a jelly bag as I can't afford one after checking how much they cost on the lakeland site. Thanks also to Queen.Bess for the delicious Blackberry Yoghurt Ice Cream recipe. I feel another foraging session in the forest is in the making!
  • cookingfantastic
    cookingfantastic Posts: 1 Newbie
    chipmunky wrote: »
    After reading all the advice on this and other blackberry related threads, I am now the proud owner of 3 and a half jars of blackberry jam!!! Thank you LameWolf for your simple recipe - I'd avoided any recipes which mentioned a jelly bag as I can't afford one after checking how much they cost on the lakeland site. Thanks also to Queen.Bess for the delicious Blackberry Yoghurt Ice Cream recipe. I feel another foraging session in the forest is in the making!

    We have a family business selling cookware and our jelly bags are only £1.99, they are washable and reuseable so you don't need to avoid recipes requiring one. You can also use a baby muslin or cloth instead. Hope this helps you - jsut going to make some of this jam now - thanks for the recipe! x
  • cornishlady
    cornishlady Posts: 1,446 Forumite
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    LameWolf wrote: »
    2lb blackberries
    quarter of a pint of water
    juice of 2 lemons
    sugar.

    Simmer berries, lemon juice and water in a pan until soft. Measure the result in a pint measure, and for each pint of simmered fruit add 1 lb of sugar. Bring this all to the boil and boil rapidly until setting point is reached. Pot up as usual.

    I use the method of putting a little jam in a saucer and floating it on cold water to test for setting point.

    Hope this helps.
    thanks Lamewolf i've just gone to my freezer and realised i'd left out acontainer with 3 1/2 lbs of blackberries in it this site was the first i turned to
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