damson jam - British Food Fortnight

 Homemad
e Damson
Jam
Yummy home-made ja
m… bringing back mem
ories of summer fruits
in those winter nights
!
This recipe is intercha
ngeable with plums –
delicious with either.
1kg washed damsons
1kg golden granulated
sugar
knob of butter
Slit the fruit then put th
em into a tall-sided pa
n with 150ml of water
use less water for very
;
rip
e fruit.
Simmer until the fruit
is soft then cool and re
move as many stones
as
po
ss
ib
le
.
Stir in the sugar over
a low heat until it has
completely dissolved
immediately raise the
then
heat to a full, rolling bo
il
fo
r
ab
out 10mins /
until the setting point
(105C) is reached.
Remove from heat an
d skim off any excess
Then stir your knob of
scum.
butter across the surfac
e. This should dissolve
any remaining scum.
Leave for 15mins befo
re pouring into sterilsed
jars.
Label and seal
Tips for sterilizing jam
jars: put them in the di
shwasher on a hot was
or clean well in hot so
h
apy water and dry in a
warm oven
Setting point: if you do
n’t have a jam thermom
eter, to check if you
have reached setting po
int, remove the pan fr
om
the heat, spoon a little
onto a cold plate and w
ait for it too cool. Onc
e
cooled, push it with
your finger. Your jam
should wrinkle if setti
ng point is reached.
If not, put the pan back
on the heat and raise it
to rolling boil again an
d
try again!
Go on, have a dollop
!