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damsons 90p per pound? for jam

sazzy6
sazzy6 Posts: 342 Forumite
in Old style MoneySaving
Seen a local sign near me selling damsons. Is this a good price?
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  • zippychick
    zippychick Posts: 9,334 Forumite
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    edited 29 September at 2:26PM
    Sazzy have you checked out mysupermarket.co.uk? You can compare prices. Myself or Pink will pop this over to the Shopping and groceries board once you get some more input
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  • sexymouse
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    They were about the same price near me, but I know somewhere where they grow, so I can pick my own for free, so didn't buy them. They don't sell them in the supermarkets - only in the form of jam that has already been made.
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  • Seakay
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    Trouble is, you see them for sale so rarely (outside of pick your own farms) that it's hard to say what is a good price.
    A pound of damsons will make 1.5-2lbs of jam (with the addition of an equal amount of sugar)
    It really depends how much you want them?
  • meanmarie
    meanmarie Posts: 5,331 Forumite
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    Would love to get some damsons at any price to make some jam....haven't seen them for sale for years!

    At Seakays pricing you would be getting a pound of jam for 75p...not the cheapest but you will have wonderful jam.

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  • Gintotmelinda
    Gintotmelinda Posts: 1,734 Forumite
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    hi all!

    Sazzy6-that's about what I paid for mine today-in fact I paid a bit more. I don't see them for sale very often so I bought some and have made jam this afternoon.

    OH is drooling.....and I have some clotted cream. Ok now for the scones!

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  • taplady
    taplady Posts: 7,184 Forumite
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    if any of you live near me(Worcestershire) we have a tree full of damsons you could have as long as you can pick them! I'm not keen and hate to see them wasted!please PM me if interested!
    Do what you love :happyhear
  • wssla00
    wssla00 Posts: 1,875 Forumite
    I paid that for some and some greengages too. Made absolutely amazing jam :)
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  • sazzy6
    sazzy6 Posts: 342 Forumite
    Thanks all,

    I think I will pop round tomorrow and buy a few pounds. I've never made jam from a stoned fruit so looking forward to it. Made rhubarb and ginger jam last week - it was loooovely.
  • Butterfly_Brain
    Butterfly_Brain Posts: 8,862 Forumite
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    I get mine free too - there are 8 trees full of them near to us
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  • Justamum
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    sexymouse wrote: »
    They don't sell them in the supermarkets - only in the form of jam that has already been made.

    I've never seen damson jam on sale. I'll be looking out for these in my supermarket (I know they've had them for the last couple of years) so I can make some jam. I've got a load of blackcurrants and blackberries in my freezer ready for jam making too! Just need to get the sugar - which I can't fit into my budget at the moment :(
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