Jam recipes
Turn a glut of fruit into a thick preserve to spread on hot buttered toast or use in puddings.
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Rhubarb & vanilla jam
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Homemade jam doesn't have to be just a summer treat with this sweet-sharp seasonal recipe
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Angela's 'flexible' jam recipe
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Make the most of fruit gluts and try making your own jam - delicious spread on homemade bread
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Strawberry jam
- Ready in 1 hr 20 mins
Make a jam with British strawberries for the ultimate flavour
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Moderately Easy
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Rhubarb & ginger jam
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- Ready in 2 hrs 35 mins
This delicious jam is a perfect late winter pick-me-up combining seasonal forced rhubarb with health-boosting ginger
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Moderately Easy
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Homemade raspberry jam
- Ready in 28 mins
If you are a jam-making novice, raspberry jam is a good one to start with as it’s so quick
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Summer berry jam
- Ready in 1 hr
Indulge in some kitchen therapy this weekend, with a bubbling pot of fragrant, freshly picked fruit
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Gooseberry jam
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- Ready in 50 mins
Use up a seasonal glut of fruit in a tasty homemade preserve - store it for months or present it as a gift in a rustic hamper
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Very easy raspberry jam
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A masterclass in jam making from olive's food director, Lulu Grimes, plus three ways to make it special
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No-cook strawberry jam
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- Ready in 15 mins
This sweet strawberry jam is soft set and incredibly easy to make
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Summer fruits jam
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This delicious microwave jam from Good Food reader Karen Rowe couldn't be easier to make, and it's perfect served with freshly baked scones
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Soft-set strawberry & Pimm's jam
- Ready in 35 mins
Give your homemade jam a cheeky twist with a dash of Pimm's No 1, then use it to make jam tarts
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Apricot & orange blossom jam
- Ready in 1 hr 5 mins
Preserve the sweet flavour of summer apricots in a homemade jam flavoured with lemon and flower water
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Really fruity strawberry jam
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- Ready in 25 mins
This is a syrupy, soft-set jam with juicy strawberry chunks. Perfect for topping cakes, scones, and thick slices of hot toast
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Dried apricot jam
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- Ready in 1 hr 5 mins
A delicious preserve made from storecupboard dried fruit- serve with hot buttered toast or present as a gift
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Moderately Easy
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Sweet chilli jam
- Ready in 1 hr 20 mins
This has a kick, but won’t blow your head off, and goes well with any selection of cold cuts of meat
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Tomato chilli jam
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This spicy jam will perk up sandwiches, pasta, couscous or even the cheese board
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Marrow & ginger jam
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A traditional way to use up marrows, or courgettes, that have grown too big for their boots
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Plum & raspberry jam
- Ready in 45 mins
Packed with fruit, this deep pink preserve should be spread thickly - or present it as a homemade gift
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Jumbleberry jam
- Ready in 27 mins
If you have berries that need using up, boil them down into jars of preserve in mere minutes
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Winter spice jelly
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- Ready in 2 hrs 5 mins
This spiced jam can be stored to eat with meat or cheese or presented as a homemade gift
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Moderately Easy
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Grape jelly
- Ready in 30 mins
This slightly tart, vibrant red jelly makes a lovely change from the usual jams
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For The Keen Cook
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Cherry & cinnamon conserve
- Ready in 55 mins
Cherry jam is a great way to make the taste of summer go on and on, if you can manage not to eat it all at once
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Damson jelly
- Ready in 1 hr 30 mins
A delicious way to deal with a glut of damsons - perfect on toast or fresh bread and a great accompaniment to roast meats
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For The Keen Cook
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Apricot conserve
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This delicious conserve is perfect for capturing the full flavour of apricots
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Moderately Easy
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Ultimate Seville orange marmalade
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- Ready in 4 hrs
The original, and classic, English marmalade, as made famous by Paddington Bear
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Moderately Easy
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Lemon marmalade
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- Ready in 3 hrs 20 mins
Homemade marmalade needn't be hard work - this simple method cooks lemons whole to start, saving time and effort
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For The Keen Cook
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Low-sugar marmalade
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- Ready in 1 hr 45 mins
A healthy version of the classic breakfast preserve with an intense fruit flavour
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