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Quick Questions on Jam and marmalade making and Preserving

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  • zippychick
    zippychick Posts: 9,364 Forumite
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    That's a good point. There is a thread about honey crystallising which may help?
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  • THIRZAH
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    My home made marmalade does that if stored in the fridge-I just warm it up either by standing the jar in a pan of hot water or in the microwave on a low setting and it goes clear again.
  • paulofessex
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    Looking to trying to make Jam in the bread maker. Recipe states preserve sugar, however l picked up jam sugar in error. Can anyone please advise of the difference. Many thanks
  • jannyannie
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    Hi PaulofEssex

    THey're the same thing, sugar with added pectin

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  • paulofessex
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    jannyannie wrote: »
    Hi PaulofEssex

    THey're the same thing, sugar with added pectin

    Jan x

    Hi Jan

    Thanks for that. Can l ask you, the recipe says to use lemon juice to act as the pectin, would you suggest that l leave that out now as the Jam Sugar has it already added. Can you have too much pectin l wonder.
  • jannyannie
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    Hi Paul,

    no put the lemon in as well, some fruit like strawberries have very little pectin in them

    Jan
  • zippychick
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    as this has dropped down the board ive merged it with our jam making quick qs

    Zip :)
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  • Ladyhawk
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    Hi everyone,

    Last year I made some damson jam but it didn't set properly. I don't really use coulis' so is there anything else I could use it in? I live on my own so it not like i can just give it to the kids on bread.

    If I had realised earlier I would have reboiled it but I think after a year being in the jar I think it is too late to do that!

    Thanks!
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    Could you somehow add it to a (apple) crumble recipe?
  • nmaria
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    Ladyhawk wrote: »
    Hi everyone,

    Last year I made some damson jam but it didn't set properly. I don't really use coulis' so is there anything else I could use it in? I live on my own so it not like i can just give it to the kids on bread.

    If I had realised earlier I would have reboiled it but I think after a year being in the jar I think it is too late to do that!

    Thanks!

    mix it with some greek yoghurt, makes a lovely pudding!
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