Making jam?

[flobadob]

I saw Lakes on a Plate on Channel 4 yesterday and there was a woman making jam. It looked so simple - strawberries, rose petals and sugar simmered for an hour then boiled for 5 minutes. I was thinking of making blackberry jam the same way but what ratios of berries to sugar do I need? I only want to make 2 or 3 pots.

[piggynose]

jam isn´t too difficult t make, but does need patience. i´d say for every 100g of berries add about 50g of sugar, you could add more later if its not sweet enough. if you want thicken it you need to add pectin or some apple.
good luck

[flobadob]

How much jam would 100g berries and 50g sugar make approx? Would it be around a half litre or so?

[mazie]

What sort of jam are you going to be making?

[mccfluff]

blackberry mazie ^^^

[Jemisa]

One doesn't make blackberry JAM. Its blackberry Jelly. A lot more complicated I'm afraid. Google it & get some ideas.

jem

[mazie]

thanks fluff...I really must start reading things properly. gets me into so much trouble !

[mazie]

Have you ever made jam before flobadob?

[flobadob]

No, never but as it looked so simple on that show I thought I'd give it a blast. What's the difference between making strawberry and blackberry jam?

[boxtops]

Same principle - I suggest you Google for recipes, there are loads on the internet.

Blackberry jelly reminds me of my childhood - my dad wouldn't eat jam with pips in, so mother spent hours every autumn straining the blackberries through a muslin cloth into a pan to make jars and jars of blackberry jelly.

[mazie]

Making Jam is not the easiest thing to do. You have to get the setting point right....

[lorri24601]

when i used to make it i just used this

http://www.silverspoo...for-cooking/jam-sugar

and fruit. I had a bread maker that had a jam setting, so just put everything in a switched it on, never failed. as the sugar has the setting agent included in it already ;-)

[scotman]

You need to be VERY careful about how much water(if any) you put in at the start. None is the ideal amount otherwise it will NEVER set.