Marrow Jam...

[john1066]

Is such a thihg possible?

[geterround]

You cant buy it, but you can make it.

[Trotbot]

My Grandad used to make a great marrow and ginger jam, lumps of stem ginger with a marrow base, and in a good vintage the sugar would crystalize on top.

[JonnyBoy12]

What's a gardener's favourite recreational drug?

Marrow-ana!

[DTCwordfan]

what a dope.

[DTCwordfan]

Mick was showing an American some Irish marrow's and the American said that they had gherkins as big as marrow's.

Then Mick showed him some cabbages, the American said that in the States they had brussel sprouts as big as them and that American cabbages are about 3 feet in diameter.

Eventually the American pointed to some old gasometers and asked what they were. Mick replied they are saucepans for cooking American cabbages.

[Buenchico]

Marrow hasn't really got sufficient flavour to make decent jam without adding a bit of 'zest' to it. The usual extra ingredient is ginger. See here:
http://www.allotment....ecipe-for-marrow-jam/
or here:
http://yesteryear-rec.../vegetable-marrow-jam

Or you could mix the marrow with some plums:
http://uktv.co.uk/food/recipe/aid/516645

or with apples:
http://www.certo.co.u...nd%20Marrow%20Jam.htm

or pineapple:
http://www.croxteth.net/recipedec.htm

More here (including bananas!):
http://www.healthy-life.narod.ru/jam_e24.htm

Chris

[Wrongn3mber]

John this sounds like the kind of idea concocted by high college students! lol, why would anyone want to make a vegetable jam? doesn't sound like the kind of thing I'd like to spread on my morning toast, marrow jam, maybe a marrow chutney with a curry could work?

[jamesnan]

I made a courgette and pineapple jam last year, (chopped pineapple from a tin ) really lovely taste, and different as well. It would probably work just as well with marrow.