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Prep Time 10 minutes   Cook Time 15 minutes   Total Time 15-20 minutes   Serving = 551g (1 and 1/2 large jars) Ingredients 600 g Blackcurrants (Garden grown 2019) 333 g sugar 1 tsp lemon juice   Instructions Add the fruit and lemon juice in to a preserving pan (large pan). Use a wooden spoon to mash up the fruit. Place the pan on the hob over a very low heat, mashing and stirring occasionally for about 10 mins. Stain into a clean pan, and push through as much liquid as you can with a wooden spoon Add the same weight in sugar as juice (333g) and bring to a rolling boil and for 10 minutes. Take the pan off the heat and drizzle a little jam onto a saucer and place in the fridge for a minute. Run a finger through the jam and if it forms a crinkle (tacky) then the jam is ready, if not continue to boil for another minute at a time and re-test until it is ready. Pot into hot jars and seal with lids immediately. Store in a ...

Blackcurrant Jam Prep Time 10 minutes   Cook Time 15 minutes   Total Time 15-20 minutes   Serving = 586g (1 and 2/3rds large jars) Ingredients 300 g Blackcurrants (Garden grown 2019) 300 g sugar Water   Instructions Wash and remove all the stems from the blackcurrants. Add the fruit to a preserving pan (large pan), and cover with boiling water. Use a wooden spoon to mash up the fruit. Place the pan on the hob over a very low heat (do not simmer), mashing and stirring occasionally for about 10 mins. Stir in the sugar. Bring the pan to a rolling boil and time for 10 minutes. Take the pan off the heat and drizzle a little jam onto a saucer and place in the fridge for a minute. Run a finger through the jam and if it forms a crinkle (tacky) then the jam is ready, if not continue to boil for another minute at a time and re-test until it is ready. Pot into hot jars and seal with lids immediately. Store in a cool dark pla...

Morello Cherry Jam Prep Time 10 minutes   Cook Time 15 minutes   Total Time 15-20 minutes   Serving = 362g Ingredients 411 g Fresh Cherries (Garden grown 2019) 200 g sugar 1 tbsp lemon juice   Instructions Wash and stone all the cherries, cut into half and weigh the fruit. Add the fruit to a preserving pan (large pan), Use a wooden spoon to mash up the fruit. Place the pan on the hob over a very low heat (do not simmer), mashing and stirring occasionally for about 10 mins. Add the lemon juice. Stir in the sugar. (half the weight of the fruit) Bring the pan to a rolling boil and time for 10 minutes. Take the pan off the heat and drizzle a little jam onto a saucer and place in the fridge for a minute. Run a finger through the jam and if it forms a crinkle (tacky) then the jam is ready, if not continue to boil for another minute at a time and re-test until it is ready. Pot into hot jars and seal with lids immediatel...