Blackberry jam?

[murphyslaw]

Have a huge haul of blackberries which DH picked for me yesterday I want to make some jam has anyone got a recipe?

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

I've just made some, popped it into jars a few moments ago - tis very yum!!
Much better than last years attempt (first time) where it set into toffee in the pan.

I used 2lbs blackberries, 2lbs preserving sugar (which I thought had pectin in it but it didnt) half a lemon and (2 windfall apples that had fallen from neighbours tree to provide the extra pectin)

I warmed the sugar in oven at 100C
Heated and softened fruit with lemon juice and a bit of water until I was happy that fruit was soft.
Then, added the sugar, stirred gently til sugar dissolved then boiled hard.
I tested way too many times but after the mix had darkened a bit and looked lslightly jammy I tested again - plopped a bit on a plate that I'd kept in freezer, left it for a minute then pushed it with my finger, it felt thick and was beginning to wrinkle a bit.
I put it into jars (and lids) i'd sterilised using beer kit sterilising solution - then for good luck i put the empty jars in the oven after with the sugar. Didn't have waxed discs so i used grease proof pape to entirely cover the surface of the jam then put the lids on.

dd says its almost as good as belgian chocolate

good luck

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

just to add that last year I waited til the def wrinkled stage and it was so over set we had to carve it; this time I put it in jars at the hint of a wrinkle and it seems fine.

[murphyslaw]

thanks so much - thats my project for this afternoon! Homemade bread tomorrow - cant wait!!!

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

Hope it goes well

[fillybuster]

Alternatively, this works really well if you just chuck everything (same quantities as OYBK) in a large saucepan with a very small amount of water, then leave over a v v v low heat stirring occasionally until the sugar melts. Bring to a rolling boil and check for set point after about 4/5 mins. I made about 2 kilos worth last year and the family were fighting over it Got 4 kilos in the freezer ready for a large scale jam making session in a few weeks time

Oh, and you can sterlise jam jars in the microwave (a la Nigella) - fill about 1/3 full of water and place on high for 10 mins. But you do need wax discs etc if you haven't sterlised the lids

Good luck

[cece]

I usually just wash my jars with hot soapy water. Drain but with some water still on, then zap in microwave for a min or two on hihg. Done this for two years now and no mould grown yet...

I am currently making marrow jam... Just done my first wrinkle test but giving it another 10 mins...

Agree it only has to just wrinkle to be ready.

[murphyslaw]

Jam completed - its perfect thank you! Kids fighting over it already

[OhYouBadBadKitten]

brilliant - well done!!