this was my first time at making jam and i was suprized how easy it was, i looked at lots of recipes for jam and then came up with this one, i added gelatine to make it set like shop bought jam, but you dont need this. also allot of recipes i found used granulated sugar rather than jam sugar so if you prefer to use that then you can.
in a heavy pan, add the water, sugar and crushed blackberries and cherries, and add the lemon juice
and grated zest, stir until the sugar has melted, place the sheet gelatin in about an half an inch of water and set aside, turn the heat down and use a hand blender and blend the fruit, i also used a potato masher, then cut the ends off the vanilla pod and score it up the middle and put it in the pan, after the gelatin has been soaking for at least 5 minutes add it to the pan and stir. leave it on a low heat for 5 minutes an stir it again, it should start thickening up.
once done pour it into jars and rest it in a bowl of ice water for 30 minutes before putting it in the fridge.
That sounds really delicious! I've never made jam either, but it doesn't sound as hard as I thought it might…thanks for the yummy recipe!
This sounds so delicious! I don't think I have ever had a blackberry cherry jam but I do LOVE both of those flavors so Im sure it will be fantastic! I would LOVE to have you share this at my party!http://www.madetobeamomma.com/2013/04/homemade-by-you-47.html
Looks like this would be wonderful for summer breakfasts on fresh baked bread. Thanks for sharing at Silver Pennies Sundays!
What a gorgeous looking jam! I love how easy it sounds to make!! Thank you so much for sharing at Time to Sparkle 🙂
CONGRATS!!
You have been featured at The DIY Dreamer… From Dream To Reality! Come on over and grab your featured button, you deserve it 🙂
http://thediydreamer.com/from-dream-to-reality/features-63/
Don't forget to come over this evening to link up again 🙂
Lovely work, Aimee! Would you be happy to link it in to the current Food on Friday which is all about jams, jellies and relishes? This is the link . I do hope to see you there. Cheers
Thanks for joining the "jam" session, Aimee. I hope to see you again soon. Cheers