Angela's 'flexible' jam recipe

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• cowen84

  04 September 2011

  cowen84 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  i have helped my mum make jams on lots of occasions, but this was the first time 'flying solo'. made the blackberry jam with the wild blackberries i picked from my local park. really easy, really tasty and love that i still have chunks of blackberry in my jam - yummy!! oh, and i got 3 3/4 jars out of the recipe...1 was a really tall jar though :)

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• Joanne.B

  05 September 2011

  Joanne.B rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Made great plum jam first try :)

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• Tina Bennett

  06 September 2011

  Tina Bennett commented on this recipe

  First time 'jamming', made 1kg of damson jam (4 jars), i did use jam sugar though, and it set first time - perfect - very very dansomy jam - yum.

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• dc84

  10 September 2011

  dc84 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I used the above recipe to make jam for the first time yeasterday (I used 400g of both blackberries and sugar). Given that it was my first time making jam I decided it best to follow the recipe and method to the letter. After 10 minutes of boiling, my jam smelt of burning so I took it off the heat, did the plate test as many have suggested and allowed the jam to settle before decanting. What I have been left with is a hard boiled sweet stuck to the jam jar I decanted it into :-( I don't think I'll be able to salvage this one. Maybe I can heat it and use in a crumble? Any suggestions??

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• Larfalot

  11 September 2011

  Larfalot commented on this recipe

  We have just made blackberry jam to the same recipe and used the cold plate method, this is our first attempt at jam making and we are so thrilled it has set and this is so easy to make and tastes delicious.

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• Zuzzie

  27 September 2011

  Zuzzie commented on this recipe

  Had never made jam before and it turned out fab! I've made it a few times now, to rave reviews. I like it less sweet though, so dialed down the sugar a bit (only used about 750 gr).

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• Zuzzie

  27 September 2011

  Zuzzie commented on this recipe

  Had never made jam before and it turned out fab! I've made it a few times now, to rave reviews. I like it less sweet though, so dialed down the sugar a bit (only used about 750 gr).

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• bellasmum

  02 October 2011

  bellasmum rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Really easy recipe to follow. I added half a peeled, chopped bramley apple to help with setting. It is quite sweet, but very nice.

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• sarahcouling

  09 October 2011

  sarahcouling rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I made Blackberry jam and it turned out great.

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• Vikkiekaye

  18 December 2011

  Vikkiekaye rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I am a total sweet jam novice! Made an excellent plum jam tonight.... Tasty, simple & have been put in several little lakeland jars for Christmas presents next week & managed to fill a standard size jam jar for ourselves... Will be making scones this week for an afternoon tea treat! Go for it. Set perfectly when cooled down. No problems at all!

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• eleven47

  12 August 2012

  eleven47 commented on this recipe

  I tried to make the jam with plums. As the recipe says - plums for 10 minutes - don't stir though - until the setting point of 105C is reached. 10 minutes passed and it was way below (although rapidly bubbling) the temperature suggested so i waited and waited and realised it was never going to reach it and took it of. I'm afraid all I had was burnt brown goo. So I suppose as a novice I wanted to know is time more important than temperature? I'm going to give it another go though as the tests I was doing throughout the process tasted great.

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• Needy4cache

  17 August 2012

  Needy4cache rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Clear instructions, good that you're given timings for different fruits. My blackberry jam is setting as we speak and looks great (not runny like I've ended up with before!). I whizzed the fruit with a hand blender before it boiled so that it isn't too chunky to spread and I used jam sugar (contains pectin) so I didn't need to add pectin as I have done before. May try spiced plum jam around Christmas using this recipe to use for gifts!

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• notjilly

  20 August 2012

  notjilly commented on this recipe

  Excellent recipe. Used it twice now, strawberries a couple of months ago and now plums. The trouble is we don't have home made jam for long. My family devour it. Thanks. might try raspberries next.

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• Helen McCann

  29 August 2012

  Helen McCann commented on this recipe

  Am planning to have a go this afternoon at making this. Was thinking about doing a strawberry jam (with a 100g of raspberries). Can you use jam sugar rather than normal sugar?

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• Helen McCann

  29 August 2012

  Helen McCann rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Mine has turned out to be too thick, but then again I used jam sugar rather than the specified granulated. Will have a go again using the correct ingredients next time. Have to say, it does taste nice though even if it is too thick.

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• laurenroxanne

  12 September 2012

  laurenroxanne rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Great recipe! I made 1 jar of blackberry jam by using 225g of blackberries, 50g water, 225g of golden granulated sugar and 1.5 tbsp of lemon juice and my jam came out perfectly! Its sweetness is just right - will definitely use this recipe again.

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• Chrissie

  15 September 2012

  Chrissie rated and commented on this recipe

  

  First time jam maker - brilliant recipe! If I can do it - anyone can!!

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• Brightspark89

  16 September 2012

  Brightspark89 commented on this recipe

  This is just THE BEST recipe for jam ever. I've made strawberry, gooseberry and now making blackberry this year. I find 2/3 sugar to the fruit gives me just the right amount of sweetness. As I type it's bubbling and smelling lovely, so might have to go back out this afternoon and pick some more blackberries! As an aside, whilst picking them yesterday with my grandchildren a girl of about 10 walked past and asked her mum "can you really eat them?" - such a shame that kids today don't know where their food comes from.

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• Greedylegs

  20 September 2012

  Greedylegs rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Love this recipe. Amazing with blackberries (legs still covered in scratches from picking them though!!). Tastes very luxurious and special. The best jam I've ever tasted (even though I say so myself)

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• Pb

  29 September 2012

  Pb commented on this recipe

  First time jam maker, managed to mess up first steps, adding sugar to fruit at the beginning, should read twice do once! , I realised and separated it back out, boiled the fruit, and away I went, following the steps to the letter. I did the thermometer and the saucer in the freezer :-) both gave expected results. Blackberry jam tastes delicious. I used 700 g of fruit to 600 g sugar. Now to the shops to buy bread. Excellent recipe. And thanks all for your helpful comments, gave me the confidence to try making jam.

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Ingredients

• 900g fruit (blackberries, plums, raspberries or strawberries), prepared weight
• 900g golden granulated sugar
• knob of butter

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1.2 litres/4 jam jars

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• 900g fruit (blackberries, plums, raspberries or strawberries), prepared weight
• 900g golden granulated sugar
• knob of butter

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