Blackberry and Apple Jam Recipe
Ingredients:
- 3 lbs (1.35 kg) blackberries
- 1 lb (450 g) apples
- ¼ pint (145 ml) water
- 4 lb (1.8 kg) sugar
Method:
- Peel and core the apples. Weigh and cut into slices.
- Put into a preserving pan with just enough water to prevent the apples burning.
- Simmer gently until the apples are soft.
- Pick over and wash the blackberries, drain well and put into a pan with ¼ pint water.
- Stew until tender and add to the cooked apples.
- Test for pectin.
- Add the sugar and stir until dissolved.
- Bring to the boil and boil rapidly for about 10 minutes, until the jam sets when tested.
- Remove the scum.
- Pot and seal at once.
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Comments on Blackberry and Apple Jam Recipe »
kevin @ 5:05 pm
how do you test for pectin new at this
John @ 11:12 pm
Kevin - read the page Making Jam and Jelly at Home - Ingredients, Fruit and Pectin referred to under the recipe
toni @ 7:03 pm
Just made six jars of the jam took longer than l expected to
set. Had a litle taste quite sweet but lovely.