Questions about the preparation or use of jam, fruit preserve made from fruit and sugar with the possible addition of pectin. Clear jam (without the bits) is also called jelly.
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what is the point of making jam if it consumes pectin which requires fruit to make
Making jam usually requires pectin which is extracted from fruit. If the traditional purpose of making jam is to preserve fruit, why would it be a good idea to extract the pectin from one fruit to preserve another. This seems circular.
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What is the best substitute for sugar when cooking thick jam?
I like cooking my own food and I often try to make it as healthy as possible. I would like to make my own jam with dark red cherries, but recipes often have loads of sugar. There are lots of different recipes without sugar, but they all have…
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Rescuing contaminated home made jam - possible?
I had a bash as making some home-made 'apple & blackcurrant' jam today and had reached the stage of testing to see if it had reached 'setting point'. I asked my partner to spoon a bit of the jam on to the cold saucer I was holding, expecting him to…
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Why are grape preserves so hard to find in the USA?
When I was much younger my grandmother was always complaining that she could never find grape preserves anymore. That was maybe 20-30 years ago.
I recently started looking for grape preserves and am unable to find them. I can find black currant…
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