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Eating and Drinking => Cooking, Storing and Preserving => Topic started by: sunshineband on August 07, 2009, 13:36

Title: blackberry & apple jam
Post by: sunshineband on August 07, 2009, 13:36

This has to be the best one I've made, and went for a small quantity as sometimes there's not time to pick masses of brambles:

1lb brambles/blackberries
6 oz peeled and slice bramley apple
1lb 6 oz sugar
1/4 pt water

Put clean jars in oven on 160 deg C /Gas 3, sitting on newspaper on a tray
Cook the apple in a smidgen of the water until soft, in a small pan
In your jam pan, cook the washed and cleaned brambles slowly in the rest of the water, unitl very soft and squidgy
Tip apples in and add sugar
Stir until dissolved
Turn up heat and boil for 12 minutes
Test for set on a cold saucer (or thermometer 220-222deg F
If not set boil for a furthe rminute, test again until ready
Take jars out of oven and leave on the tray
Pour jam into hot jars, using a funnel
Wipe outside of jars if sticky and out waxed disc on surface of jam

Put a clear cellophane lid on held down by an elastic band. Label

This makes a fab filling for sponge cake

Title: Re: blackberry & apple jam
Post by: Sue33 on August 07, 2009, 13:50

thanks for this sunny, I'm going to print it off and give it a go over the weekend  :)

Title: Re: blackberry & apple jam
Post by: joyfull on August 07, 2009, 14:21

Thanks sunny, will have to get out blackberry picking and freeze them as my bramleys aren't ready yet.

Title: Re: blackberry & apple jam
Post by: Cazzy on August 07, 2009, 14:32

Thanks, this sounds lovely, I've been picking my blackberries and freezing them.

I struggle with the seeds in blackberry jam so think i'll have to strain them before adding the apples.

Title: Re: blackberry & apple jam
Post by: Patricia on August 12, 2009, 09:53

Thanks it sounds really yummy!!! :)