Beginning Jam Making

Ooh, all my jam making things have arrived! I bought a jam thermometer, funnel, jam strainer, and a couple of jam jars (I also have a stash of recycled ones). I didn't buy a maslin...read more.

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Comment by Colin Robinson on July 10, 2012 at 22:43: As you live in south Cumbria I hope you are going to make some damson jam!!

We have no fancy gear and just boil everything up in a big old pan and use recycled glass jars. You can buy spare tops on ebay so as long as you don't break the jars they can be re-used for years.

I like to use wild fruit mixed with garden varieties and we are lucky in having an abundance in the hedgerows round here.

Comment by chocolatelikesnow on July 10, 2012 at 22:51: Hello fellow Cumbrian! I was planning to make damson jam, but using damson's gathered in Kent (lots around where my in-laws live). I can't think of any bushes locally, but have probably walked past some every day without spotting them! I did think a special pan just for jam was a bit unnecessary, so am pleased to hear of your success with a humble pan :)