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please help easy recipe for jam

caravanlover
caravanlover Posts: 202 Forumite
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evening everyone

my two little ones decided to pick blackberries today while out walking the dog, we came home with a big bag full

now they want to make jam

does anyone know a nice easy recipe for them ( with my help:D )

i have searched over nearly two hours and found everything to make from blackberries except jam

many thanks in advance

:j
the more people i meet!! the more i like my dog !!;)

Comments

  • angchris
    angchris Posts: 1,179 Forumite
    yesterday i had my first ever stab at making jam using a small bag of blackberries my son had picked from the back garden and 2 braeburn apples, i tipped the blackberries onto the scales and added chopped apples untill it weighed 1 llb then put the fruit in a large saucepan with a little water and simmered untill the fruit was soft mashed it with the potato masher into smallish bits then added 1lb of sugar and boiled it untill it thickened up which took about 4/5 mins, keep stirring it though so it doesnt stick. then poured it into 2 warm sterilised jam jars and hey presto homemade jam:j :T it tastes gorgeous even if i do say so myself:D apparantly if you use apples they have pectin in them so you dont need to buy proper jam making sugar to make it thicken up. after my success yesterday it has given me the confidance to do a big batch so thats my mission for the weekend:j
    proper prior planning prevents !!!!!! poor performance! :p
    Only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and the last fish been caught will we realise we cannot eat money
    quote from an american indian.
  • angchris
    angchris Posts: 1,179 Forumite
    forgot to say be careful with the little uns helping as boiling sugar is mighty hot and can give a nasty burn as it bubbles and spits, best of luck and happy jam making
    proper prior planning prevents !!!!!! poor performance! :p
    Only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and the last fish been caught will we realise we cannot eat money
    quote from an american indian.
  • caravanlover
    caravanlover Posts: 202 Forumite
    hey thanks alo0t for that

    can i use any apples, instead of the jam sugar

    we have a tree we some on ????:confused:
    the more people i meet!! the more i like my dog !!;)
  • janeawej
    janeawej Posts: 808 Forumite
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    1 lb of sugar to every lb of fruit, put in large pan, heat gently till sugar disolved, boil rapidly till setting point reached, to test for this chill a saucer, put tsp jam on side leave 2-3min if forms a skin and wrinkles when pused setting point is reached, if so pot into hot jars if not continue boiling and testing till ready, good luck! can also put elderberries and apples in
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  • angchris
    angchris Posts: 1,179 Forumite
    i think you can use any apples i just used eating ones out of my fruitbowl:confused:
    proper prior planning prevents !!!!!! poor performance! :p
    Only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and the last fish been caught will we realise we cannot eat money
    quote from an american indian.
  • caravanlover
    caravanlover Posts: 202 Forumite
    thanks for all your help

    think i will give it a go tomorrow, if it works will let you know
    the more people i meet!! the more i like my dog !!;)
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