Jam making help for first timer

doddsy

If you haven't got enough jars or time, freeze your fruit and make jam later. I have made 9lb of raspberry jam with last years picking.

doddsy

rainbowrisin

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Very well done! There'll be no stopping you now!

Errmmm..should you find you are suffering from an excess of jam, donations are always welcome over here;)

KEATERGREYHOUND_2

Ive been given a massive bag of damsens.
Hubby loves damsen jam but ive never made it before?
Can anyone please share a recipe using simple terms as I get consuded easily LOL
Also do i need the expensive jam sugar or juat the normal we use foe tea and coffee
I promise to report back or my failure or success (hopefully)
Wishing you a good weekend

Motty_2

I would follow a plum recipe 6lb fruit 5lb sugar ( I would use a jam sugar) one and half pint water. Destone fruit and water simmer till soft, add sugar boil as fast as possible till setting point (use saucer in freezer method) should make 10 or 11 jars of jam

Good luck
Richard

Nikki

Motty wrote:

I would follow a plum recipe 6lb fruit 5lb sugar ( I would use a jam sugar) one and half pint water. Destone fruit and water simmer till soft, add sugar boil as fast as possible till setting point (use saucer in freezer method) should make 10 or 11 jars of jam

Good luck
Richard

No need for jam sugar, I was given some damsons by a neighbour last week, made the jam using normal granulated sugar it came out just fine. Delia's recipe for damson jam: 2 1/4 lb(1kg) of sugar to 3lb(1.3kg) of damsons. Simmer them in 15 fl oz(425ml) of water until soft, I put them in whole and sieved(plastic or nylon not metal) the skin and stones out after simmering them. Heat sugar in the oven before adding to fruit then boil until set(I use plate in the freezer method too). I only had 2lb of fruit so adjusted the recipe to suit, I got 2 1lb jars out of that.

thriftlady_2

I think making jellies is less time-consuming than making jam. Damsons make lovely jelly and no stones to deal with. See here post #30

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=239190&page=2&highlight=jellies

newleaf

Here's a thread from last weekend, when someone else asked the same question.
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=252017&highlight=plum+jam
Hope this helps

Pink.

Hi Keatergreyhound,

As we have a recent thread on making damson jam, I'll merge your thread with it as it helps to keep all the suggestions together. As always posts are listed in date order so you'll need to read from the beginning to see all the replies.

Pink

HopeElizzy

My dad has given me oodles of plums from the tree at his allotment so I'm going to attempt plum jam. I already have some plum liquer on the go ready for christmas.
I have never made jam before so am not sure how long it will keep for - if I make it now will it be ok at christmas? If not is it best to freeze the plums and make it later in the year, that is if you can freeze plums.
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thriftlady_2

Jam keeps for months and months as it is a preserve, that is it's point !:) It will certainly keep for Christmas as long as you are scrupulous about sterilising jars. TBH I'm not very scrupulous, but we're still eating damson jelly I made in 2004.

Yes, you can freeze plums btw and make jam with frozen plums.