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Raspberry and Apple Juice Jam

Raspberry and Apple Juice Jam

Mamta Gupta

Raspberry jam is delicious with freshly butters toast and hot scones. It is easy to make. However, adding high pectin apple juice ensure that it sets every single time. Makes 2 standard jam jars.

Ingredients

  • 600 gm. raspberries (approximately 2 punnet or pick your own)

  • 300 gm. or 2 large cooking apples like Granny Smith

  • Juice of 1 small lemon, about 1 tbsp.

  • Sugar measured according to the amount of fruit and liquid (see step 9)

  • 2-3 Jam jars

Instructions

  1. Cut the apples in pieces, no need to peel or core.

  2. Place in a pan with water to just under the apples.

  3. Bring to boil and cook briskly, mashing with a ladle, until all soft and mushy.

  4. Strain through a muslin bag overnight. Discard pulp.

  5. Place 3-4 plates in the freezer (to check setting point later on.

  6. Soften the raspberries in microwave (or a pan) on full power, for 2-3 minutes.

  7. Place in a measuring jug.

  8. Add lemon juice and apple juice from step 4. Check the total amount of pulp.

  9. Measure sugar in equal amounts to the pulp, e.g. 1 kg. sugar to 1 liter fruit pulp.

  10. In a heavy-based, large pot (to stop boiling over), heat the pulp.

  11. As it gets warm, add the sugar.

  12. Bring to a boil. As the mixture is boils, turn down the heat to brisk simmer, for 10-20 minutes. Setting time varies with raspberries. Stir frequently.

  13. Cook until setting point is reached.

  14. Leave to stand for about 10 minutes and then fill in warm, sterilized jars. If you fill it in while it is very hot, apart from cracking the jars, the fruit might settle at the bottom.

  15. Cover with wax paper, unless you have jar lids suitable for jams.

  16. Close lids and turn the jars up-side down, to create a vacuum seal.

  17. Wipe clean, label and store.

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