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Blackberry jam

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  • hermum
    hermum Posts: 7,123 Forumite
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    I've just made some today as well & picked more blackberries. Yeah & then went to Tesco & bought a pineapple for 10p a punnet of peaches for 10p a net of organic lemons for 40p so will be doing something wonderful with all that as well.
    This was on the way home from collecting a little chest freezer I received from Freecycle, a good day, a very good day.
    May have to do some freezer jams as I only have a few jars left.
  • Pitlanepiglet
    Pitlanepiglet Posts: 2,129 Forumite
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    Where abouts in the country are those who have blackberries already? We're on the Devon/Dorset border and ours look a good couple of weeks off being ripe?
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  • AdeleS
    AdeleS Posts: 3 Newbie
    Well done with the jam making! I picked some blackberries last weekend and made a simple, but tasty blackberry and apple crumble! :)
  • 365days
    365days Posts: 1,347 Forumite
    edited 7 August 2010 at 7:39PM
    I'm in Wilts and the south facing ones are ready! The ones on other sides of the fields are no where near.

    www.jam-recipes.co.uk/Tbl_Recipes_list.asp

    This site is full of recipes.

    I just divided the recipes by how much fruit i had.
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  • Poly,put_the_kettle_on
    Poly,put_the_kettle_on Posts: 815 Forumite
    Thanks 365- I'll be giving it a go :)
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  • bettybeaver
    bettybeaver Posts: 54 Forumite
    Pitlanepiglet wrote: »
    Where abouts in the country are those who have blackberries already? We're on the Devon/Dorset border and ours look a good couple of weeks off being ripe?

    I am only a few miles away in sunny Wiltshire, but I think my advantage is that the brambles are growing on top of the shed roof, and yes dearest OH did need to use a ladder to get to them :).
  • Ladyhawk
    Ladyhawk Posts: 2,064 Forumite
    365days wrote: »
    Who would of thought 10 years ago that my saturday nights would be spent jam making!:j

    I know what you mean... I am spending my saturday night preserving nectarine. I'm 30 and single for goodness sake! I should be out having fun, drinking dancing and kissing inappropriate men!



    Wait a moment... is this what I am 30 and single?
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  • 365days
    365days Posts: 1,347 Forumite
    Ladyhawk wrote: »
    I know what you mean... I am spending my saturday night preserving nectarine. I'm 30 and single for goodness sake! I should be out having fun, drinking dancing and kissing inappropriate men!



    Wait a moment... is this what I am 30 and single?


    Nah. Maybe there should be an online dating site for preservers....Ponders that idea. Could be an earner
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  • meritaten
    meritaten Posts: 24,158 Forumite
    365days wrote: »
    Nah. Maybe there should be an online dating site for preservers....Ponders that idea. Could be an earner

    can hardly type for laughing:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

    just had a mental image of all us OS fruit and veg preservers being bombarded with love messages from embalmers!
  • 365days
    365days Posts: 1,347 Forumite
    Preserving Pals...For love that doesn't go off
    Chutney Chums- A love for all seasons
    or my personal favourite- I've got the jam if you've got the bread.

    I won't give up my day job.
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