Greengage Jam Recipe

Ingredients:

  • 4 lbs (1.8 kgs) greengages
  • 1 pint (575 ml) water
  • 4 lbs (1.8 kgs) sugar

Method:

  1. Wash and wipe the greengages. Cut in halves.
  2. Put into a pan with the water and simmer gently until the fruit is soft.
  3. Test for pectin.
  4. Add the sugar, stirring until the sugar has dissolved.
  5. Bring to the boil and boil rapidly until the jam sets when tested, removing the stones as they rise to the top.
  6. Remove the scum.
  7. Pot and seal while still hot.

Makes around 6 lbs (2.7 kgs) of jam.

Filed under All Recipes, Fruit, Greengages, Jams, Val's Preserves, Vegetarian Recipes by Val

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