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What was the last jam you made?

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Camilla7 Tue 16-Jul-24 12:31:40

I made nectarine jam recently and having never had it didn't know what to expect. Well, to say my family loves it is an understatement! It's like summer in a jar!

We enjoyed it on Sunday with a cream tea to celebrate England getting to the Euros final.

What was the last jam you made and how was it?

Granarchist Tue 16-Jul-24 12:37:06

marmalade - and not enough of it - finished in June!

MiniMoon Tue 16-Jul-24 12:42:28

Raspberry. They had over ordered at our local supermarket. They reduced the price and DH brought home ten punnets. It's lovely.

tanith Tue 16-Jul-24 12:43:12

Blackberry, I picked them locally and it was delicious lasted me all Winter and it’s time to go picking again

yogitree Tue 16-Jul-24 12:46:53

I have never made jam and only now have I realised that. I have made lemon curd though....

Jaxjacky Tue 16-Jul-24 13:27:44

I made quince jelly about 5 years ago, does that count?
We don’t eat jam, so never make it.

Farmor15 Tue 16-Jul-24 13:29:08

Rhubarb and ginger.
I make a lot of jam, mostly from home grown or foraged fruit. We have a couple of fig trees and fig and orange was very nice!

EkwaNimitee Tue 16-Jul-24 13:33:29

A pot of blackcurrant jelly last week, made from my own blackcurrants. Homemade is always best! I shall be making crabapple jelly in the autumn. But that’s all I do.

Norah Tue 16-Jul-24 13:35:52

Strawberry.

J52 Tue 16-Jul-24 13:40:28

Blackcurrant, a week ago. DH likes it to be slightly sharp, so I reduced the sugar. I made 10 jars, but it won’t last long!

Camilla7 Tue 16-Jul-24 14:04:24

yogitree

I have never made jam and only now have I realised that. I have made lemon curd though....

You should definitely have a go, it's so very rewarding:-) I started 12 years ago and became addicted!

Llamedos13 Tue 16-Jul-24 14:08:47

Raspberry and I didn’t have enough sugar so I used honey instead, turned out great, slightly tart and sweet together.😋

Mamie Tue 16-Jul-24 14:11:37

Cherry, this morning. We have a glut of big, black cherries this year; I have made jam, compôte, dried a couple of kilos for the muesli and frozen some while I decide what to do with them. There are a lot of raspberries too, so I am freezing them to make jam later on.

Grandmabatty Tue 16-Jul-24 14:21:40

Apricot jam last week, gooseberry the week before and rhubarb earlier this year. Tomorrow I'm making lime curd. Next week I'll make raspberry jam. Then in September I'll make red pepper and chilli jam and some chutney. My jam pot was my mum's. I've made jam all my adult life

BlueBelle Tue 16-Jul-24 14:43:46

i ve tried but it never seems to work so I dont make anything in the way of cooking

Salti Tue 16-Jul-24 14:54:02

At the end of June I made 5 jars of Strawberry jam and 3 small jars of Lemon Peel jam. The Lemon peel jam was an experiment. (I had frozen all my lemon peel leftover bits for a few weeks).

thriftylesley.com/lemon-peel-jam/

tanith Tue 16-Jul-24 14:56:32

Camilla7 I love the idea of Nectarine jam I’m going to give it a go.

Charleygirl5 Tue 16-Jul-24 15:02:22

I have never made a jam- I am not a fan. A friend makes marmalade and I am supplied for many months of the year.

Frenchgalinspain Tue 16-Jul-24 15:02:52

During the Christmas Season, my husband and I, prepare orange mermelade ..

It is downed by our twin daughters, our son in laws, friends and the three grand children quite quickly ..

MaizieD Tue 16-Jul-24 15:15:41

I regularly make cheatie marmalade with the Mamade pulp for DH, who likes the stuff (I don't). Am about to make a new batch today or tomorrow.

I like jam making but don't like the effect jam has on my waistline, so I don't do it very often....😆

Greyduster Tue 16-Jul-24 15:50:32

Blackberry some years ago. I cooked it for too long and when it cooled in the jars it was impossible to spoon out! We gave up and I threw the lot away. It looks like it's going to be a bumper year for blackberries so I might try again.

Camilla7 Tue 16-Jul-24 15:53:37

tanith

Camilla7 I love the idea of Nectarine jam I’m going to give it a go.

Awesome, this is the recipe: www.fabfood4all.co.uk/easy-nectarine-jam-recipe-no-peeling-or-pectin/

growstuff Tue 16-Jul-24 15:58:05

Not proper jam, but blackcurrant compote. It keeps in the fridge for a couple of weeks and I freeze lots in small portions. I love it on Greek yoghurt (my OH has it on porridge) and a sprinkling of chopped mixed nuts.

Pantglas2 Tue 16-Jul-24 15:59:23

Raspberry- the first I ever made 40 years ago and the last a month ago.

It’s the easiest to make by a mile (for those who’ve never tried) as there’s no trimming, hulling, topping &tailing or chopping.

Simply weigh, add an equal amount of sugar, a splash of water, boil, set, pot and label… then proceed to give it all away as Mr PGs just commented! 🤦‍♀️ (that solves the waistline issue MaizieD!)

Esmay Tue 16-Jul-24 16:05:53

Rhubarb and I poured in far too much water which took ages to reduce .
I'm more likely to make a chutney than a jam .