Jam making help for first timer

jannyannie

Hi let us know how you get on. I love making jam x

mrs_baggins

weelll! semi sucess. it was going great until it started raining then rushed out to get washing in and when i got back it had started to burn!!! managed to rescue most of it and just put into into a jar! thing is now.... how do i rescue a very expensive saucepan that has burnt on jam!!!!!:o

misspenny

coke works really well at getting burnt stuff off of pans.

or boil up some clothes washing powder in the pan (bio if you have it)
this method also makes your kitchen smell lovley

broke_mary

please can somebody help me.

we've been and picked strawberries and gooseberries this afternon and i want to make strawberry and gooseberry jam ths afternoon. problem is i can't find a recipe anywhere :eek: . i've got to make it this aternoon as i'm at work tomorow

thanks
mary

Penelope_Penguin

Hi there - there are recipes for both in and older thread. I'll add your post to that thread so that you can browse the suggestions.

Penny. x

Penelope_Penguin

Well done for not wasting the peaches :beer: I'll add this to the existing jam thread to keep ideas together.

Penny. x

perrywinkle

foreign_correspondent wrote: »

lol! I have never made gooseberry jam - but a quick google revealed this - apparently they have enough pectin so no need for jam sugar, but not so quick -
http://www.channel4.com/food/recipes/popular-cuisines/british/gooseberry-jam-recipe_p_1.html

Hi foreign correspondent,

thanks for the link - made it today with gooseberries from my garden and it looks great - quite red as they were lovely ripe gooseberries.

Perrywinkle

perrywinkle

foreign_correspondent wrote: »

okey dokey - this really is fab fruity strawberry jam, so here is the recipe - just on the off chance it isn't on the bag of Jam Sugar you buy! Also this has all the stages in, and my own tips, including how to sterilise the jars, which recipes tend to assume you know how to do, which not everyone does!!.

Done! quick and easy!

Hope that helps

Hi foreign correspondent,

Another quick thank you from me - bought the jam sugar yesterday and gave the recipe a go - looks really good - did a double quantity and got 9 and a bit jars. As you said the recipe is on the back of the bag but your extra tips were a big help.

Perrywinkle

billieboy_2

Just to put a spanner in the works, does anyone have a receipe that they've actually made for diabetic jam. Would like to make some for MIL for Christmas. TIA.

Valli

re: Plums - no any old sugar will do, I just buy the cheapest white sugar.


Bring to the boil, let it boil for a little while (15 mins? ish?) then start to skim off the stones that come to the top, using a slotted spoon, or even a wooden spoon.



P.S for rhubarb (again, no stone) I believe you need to use Jam Sugar - I think the strawerry jam recipe would work fine with strawerries swapped for rhubarb! Maybe a little bit of ginger thrown in too - rhubarb and ginger jam is delicious!![/quote]


Re Plums - I count the plums in - then I count the stones out as they are hard to spot and my kids eat the jam.

I have posted elsewhere my recipe for Rhubarb jam - been making this for years with granulated sugar and have never had a jam fail. Equally i just used sterilised screw top (recycled) jars and have never had a jam go mouldy either - and I have kept it in the cupboard for up to 2 years!

happy jammin'

:T