Strawberry Jam
July 10, 2009
Ah, nothing like a spot of jam-making to perk you up…. or is that just me?! Now, I must confess, I’m not usually a fan of strawberry jam – I find it over sweet and prefer my jams on the sharper side. However, when I spotted Pam Corbin’s recipe in the River Cottage Preserves Book and saw that the proportion of sugar to fruit was relatively low when compared to other recipes, I thought it was worth a try.
I’m glad I did! The resulting jam is very fruity and the addition of lemon juice really helps the flavour. It’s a pretty jam too – jewel bright and with ruby chunks of fruit suspended within. I know I’ve recommended Pam Corbin’s book before but I’m going to do it again – it’s the best book on jam-making and preserving I’ve encountered. Everyone should own a copy!
Entry Filed under: Preserves, Summer. Tags: Food, jam, jam-making, pam corbin, Preserves, preserving, river cottage, seasonal, strawberries, strawberry.
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1. slugs on the refrigerator | July 10, 2009 at 7:59 am
hmmm…may have to have a look at this one. I don’t normally like jam (except on peanut butter sandwiches
), but something a bit more fruity might do the trick.
2. myrtle | July 10, 2009 at 8:06 am
my husband is the jam maker here and he has made both gooseberry and strawberry so far this year… last year we combined some homemade strawberry jam with pam’s book as a present to my sister. .. can’t wait for the blackberries!
x
3. PG | July 10, 2009 at 8:28 am
Is that ‘Pam the Jam’ from the programme? I’ve only made jam once and I have a few bags of preserving sugar left so I might try this – yours look lovely, so bright and jewel like!
4. Rebecca | July 10, 2009 at 10:19 am
Thank you – yep, I think it’s Pam the Jam!
5. Rosie at eco-gites | July 10, 2009 at 11:40 am
It’s my birthday soon and as Mum sends money I thought I’d treat myself to this book. Sounds like I have made a good chioice.
Rosie x
6. wil | July 10, 2009 at 3:02 pm
Yum. This might be a silly question, but does the jam keep well with just a plastic cover (or is that temporary)?
7. Rebecca | July 10, 2009 at 4:33 pm
Hi wil, yes the jam keeps fine with the cellophane cover – it supposedly keeps for up to a year but ours usually gets scoffed a long time before that! The jam is also sealed with a waxed discs – the wax melts when it comes into contact with the hot jam and makes a seal – I guess the use of discs stems from the more traditional way of sealing preserves with wax. When you put the cellophane cover on, you moisten it slightly so that as it dries it shrinks and gives a good seal. You did ask…….
8. spamwarrior | July 10, 2009 at 4:43 pm
Yummy! Strawberries!
9. kate | July 12, 2009 at 9:53 am
Wow, gorgeous jam photos! I’m not usually a fan of strawberry jam but a good homemade one is a completely different animal to shop-bought (even the good quality stuff). We had a jar from my boyfriend’s Mum last year and it still makes my mouth water thinking about it now!
I agree with you about the River Cottage preserves book, it’s brilliant! I made some onion marmalade from the recipe in there and it was delicious!
x x
10. Sara | July 12, 2009 at 3:34 pm
Oh your jars of jam look wonderful, thanks to your review I ordered the book on Friday and received it the following morning. Thank you so much for the recommendation I love it! No more trawling through a million websites to find one good recipe!
11. Rebecca | July 12, 2009 at 4:11 pm
Thank you – pleased you’re enjoying the book. It’s a real gem!