Blackberry Jam/bramble Seedless

[horseshoes]

I'm going to make jam with my blackberries this year, when I've gathered them. My question is this; do I make Blackberry jam or bramble seedless? From reading the recipe for the branble seedless, it seems I need a lot more blackberries plus the sieving seems quite arduous, but us it worth the effort to be pip free? What say you jam makers?

[murraymints]

nah..keep the seeds...

[horseshoes]

Thanks MM. The more I read about the difficulty in sieving the seeds out the more I'm tempted to leave them in!

[rowanwitch]

If you use enough pectin, you can use the bramble juice if you have access to a juicer. There's fibre in the whole fruit though. I use it all, if they survive long enough to get into jam.

[puzzled54]

The jelly is nicer

[murraymints]

wouldn't be the same seedless !

[rowanwitch]

Different uses, the seedless heated makes a better sauce for puddings

[woofgang]

If I am leaving the pips in I add apple otherwise it seems to end up all pip and no jam

[murraymints]

warm blackberry drizzling over sponge pudding....Rice pudding with big blob on top... turnovers with ice cream.....ooo..did I mention I was on a diet ?

[horseshoes]

Food for thought. Thanks all.