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Eating and Drinking => Cooking, Storing and Preserving => Topic started by: MoreWhisky on June 15, 2009, 17:29

Title: Strawberry Jam setting point?
Post by: MoreWhisky on June 15, 2009, 17:29

Am making strawberry jam tonight and luckly my wife has come home with a thermometer for me  :).

Does anybody know what the correct temperture i need to reach for my jam to set? is it that easy ?

Or should i still stick to the cold plate method?

cheers MW.

Title: Re: Strawberry Jam setting point?
Post by: Riala on June 15, 2009, 17:31

I have never failed using the saucer technique, but I found this for you:

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* TESTING FOR A SET
Temperature Test:
Some people have sugar thermometers and if you have one you need to wait until the temperature reaches 105ºC (221ºF).

Title: Re: Strawberry Jam setting point?
Post by: MoreWhisky on June 15, 2009, 17:35

Thankyou very much  :) :)

I will try both ways.

Title: Re: Strawberry Jam setting point?
Post by: celjaci on June 15, 2009, 19:25

If you still have strawberries in a few weeks you can add recurrant juice and get a much better set.

Title: Re: Strawberry Jam setting point?
Post by: Trig on June 19, 2009, 00:01

Always gone for the cold plate technique
Here's what a good crinkle looks like when we made marmalde this year.
For strawberry jam, imagine it's red instead of orange ::)
(http://www.taniascards.co.uk/images/mypics/set.jpg)