Our strawberries are still providing but there are lots that look a bit dodgy. We popped to the allotment and picked very selectively for our first venture into jam making.
We selected this easy microwave method and decided to make 3/4 of the recipe amount because one of the comments said it climbs the bowl walls while cooking and we weren't sure if our bowl would contain it...
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| Climbing now.. |
Well, I'm pleased to say it did. We cooked the 375g jam sugar, 375g fruit and 37.5g lemon juice for 12 minutes, rather than the full 15.
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| Final 2 mins |
And there you are - 2 jars of strawberry jam! One to eat this week and one to keep for a while to see how it lasts. (The bowl scrapings were fabulous with ice cream - not unbearably sweet like the recipe may seem)
Well that`s interesting. Did it set? I made some this a.m with half lemon and half packet of pectin. It`s still a bit runny. Don`t know what else I can do really. It does make a good pouring sauce as you say.
ReplyDeleteYes, it certainly set on the cold plate - I've got a feeling it may be too set. Jamie will be testing the first jar on a sandwich later today so I'll let you know...
DeleteThat sounds great and quite easy to make. I haven't got a microwave but Paul has made it in the breadmaker in the past. But of course the breadmaker is in storage😐
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