Berry Jam
This straightforward recipe guides you through creating a delicious homemade berry jam. Using a kilogram of mixed berries like raspberries or blackberries, combined with sugar and fresh lemon juice, you can produce eight cups of preserve. The process involves cooking the fruit, adding the remaining ingredients, and boiling the mixture before potting it into sterilised jars. It's a perfect way to capture the flavour of seasonal berries.
Ingredients
- 1 kg berries (raspberries, blackberries, boysenberries)
- 1 kg sugar
- 1 lemon, juice of
Method
- Place the berries into a large cooking pot and bring them to a boil.
- Pour in the lemon juice and allow the mixture to boil for 2 minutes.
- Slowly incorporate the sugar into the pot.
- Mix everything together thoroughly.
- Return the mixture to a full boil and let it cook for 10 minutes.
- Take the pot off the heat source.
- Allow the jam to sit undisturbed for 2 minutes.
- Transfer the hot jam into prepared sterilised jars and secure the lids.
Nutrition (per serving)
Sodium1300 mg
Recipe details
CategoryBerries
AuthorGrandmas Garden
