[Mother-Hen]

Hi, I wonder if anyone could tell me if you can make jam from frozen fruit as i have an abundance of raspberries even after making a batch of raspberry wine, but they have been frozen?

[mumofstig]

Yes you can 

[Mother-Hen]

Thanks for that will get started right after I've finished making the strawberry jam!! 

[Livinhope]

Done it.  Didn't add any water.

[Trillium]

We do it successfully with all sorts of frozen fruit. When I'm short of time, I'll even freeze currant juice I've cooked and filtered so I can jell it later.

[Madame Cholet]

Most of my jam etc comes from the freezer I never seem to have the time when I've picked it also the freezer reduces the cooking time as the fruit comes out soft.

[tosca100]

Out of interest, can you use late rhubarb for jam? I know you shouldn't eat it because the acid can give you tummy ache, but cooked for ages as you would, and the fact that you only eat a small amount at a time...... Only ask because the recent rain we've had has sent it into triffid mode, and I have some in the freezer, but not enough to bother making jam with.

[rock_chick]

When using frozen fruit for jam making, you need to add a little extra fruit, as when freezing fruit will lose some pectin, and the extra fruit counteracts this.

[Jamie Butterworth]

So i take it that if i was to buy a bag of frozen fruit from asda or somewhere i could use that just the same, as i didnt get that much of a crop from them this year

[Yorkie]

Don't see why not 

[Jamie Butterworth]

Good

[tosca100]

So i take it that if i was to buy a bag of frozen fruit from asda or somewhere i could use that just the same, as i didnt get that much of a crop from them this year

Don't know how much fruit is at Asda at the moment but Tesco have it on offer three for £5.
Asda very often have fresh fruit cheap.

[mumofstig]

So i take it that if i was to buy a bag of frozen fruit from asda or somewhere i could use that just the same, as i didnt get that much of a crop from them this year

Put some cooking apples in with them and you should get a good set

[Jamie Butterworth]

Good, ive got a lot of jam recipies to try then, i cant wait, and its an exuse to go foraging to see what i can find

[Jamie Butterworth]

Does anybody have a recipe for mixed berry jam, i have got a bag full of frozen summer fruits from the local garden centre and they are cyrrently in a bowl defrosting, can i out them straight in a pan now and start cooking or should they be fully defrosted. And how much sugar do i add to how much fruit?

I have good packets of pectin aswell (thanks liz) and some jam sugar with added pectin.