Gooseberry Jam

Name: Gooseberry Jam
Yield: 3 Jars
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 kg Gooseberries; 1 kg Granulated Sugar; 400 ml Water; Juice from half a lemon

Ed Robinson @errm

Bath

I picked about half of the gooseberries from the bush in my allotment before they were ripe, to encourage the remaining ones to ripen better. So I made a few jars of jam.

I didn’t quite have a kilo of gooseberries so adjusted the quantities to suit... #berrybonanza

I picked about half of the gooseberries from the bush in my allotment before they were ripe, to encourage the remaining ones to ripen better. So I made a few jars of jam.

I didn’t quite have a kilo of gooseberries so adjusted the quantities to suit... #berrybonanza

Ed Robinson @errm

Bath

I picked about half of the gooseberries from the bush in my allotment before they were ripe, to encourage the remaining ones to ripen better. So I made a few jars of jam.

I didn’t quite have a kilo of gooseberries so adjusted the quantities to suit... #berrybonanza

I picked about half of the gooseberries from the bush in my allotment before they were ripe, to encourage the remaining ones to ripen better. So I made a few jars of jam.

I didn’t quite have a kilo of gooseberries so adjusted the quantities to suit... #berrybonanza

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Ingredients

3 Jars

1 kgGooseberries
1 kgGranulated Sugar
400 mlWater
Juice from half a lemon

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Steps

1

Top and tail the gooseberries with a sharp knife 🔪
2

Wash and weigh the gooseberries
3

Put them in a large saucepan or a jam pan
4

Put some small plates or saucers in the freezer.
5

Sterilise your jam jars by washing with hot soapy water. Then dry in the oven at 120 Degrees C.
6

Bring the gooseberries to the boil then simmer for 15 minutes until the fruit is soft and broken down... in any big bits remain give them a squash with a wooden spoon. Keep stirring so you don’t burn the bottom.
7

Lower the heat and weigh the sugar. Add the sugar and stir... keep stirring until the sugar has fully dissolved and you can’t feel any crystals...
8

Once the sugar has dissolved boil the jam hard for 10 minutes. If you have a thermometer keep it just above 100.
9

Skim the surface to remove any impurities that will float to the surface.
10

Grab one of your plates from the freezer and drip a little jam on it. If it is ready you should be able to tilt the plate and see the surface of the jam wrinkle. If not boil for another 5 minutes and test again until it sets.
11

Pour the jam into your jars... Cover the surface of the jam with a wax disk and lid, or cover...