I don’t know if this was the best name for the jam. It’s been such an odd summer. Bakingly hot this week, a huge cyclone hitting the country and catastrophic flooding in recent weeks. The middle of the night being woken by the smell of a fire, it’s certainly been an odd summer. Fruit and vegetable prices are set to increase due to the natural disasters effecting so many farmers, so I actually feel kind of lucky to be able to even make this jam. To be in a position to cook up and store some of summers beautiful stone fruit offerings. Eaten mindfully and enjoying every spoonful that’s for sure.
Jam really is so easy to make. It’s been said countless times before, but it really is such a great way to preserve the season.
Equal parts sugar to fruit, (generally) if needed some pectin of some sort. Cook it up until it thickens and hey presto, done.
Summer Loving Jam
plums- two kinds
peaches
nectarines
juice of one lemon
ratio
1 kilo fruit
1 kilo sugar
500mls water
I just roughly chopped the fruit and then gently with a hand held mixer, blitzed any big lumps. If you don’t have that, cut it finer, (or enjoy your lumps.)
Cooking at a rolling ball, until cold saucer test stage. In to sterilised jars and store.