Jam

[JessieMac]

Because I have been ill since November I still have last years strawbs in the freezer and I've never made jam with frozen fruit can anyone help? Thanks, Jessica.

[Marmalady]

Fruit does lose some of its pectin once frozen. As strawberries are already a low-pectin fruit it will be difficult to set

You would be better mixing it with some high pectin fruit such as apples or gooseberries.

[red]

or buy a packet of pectin and follow the instructions on that, using your frozen fruit. the fruit will be mushier.. but im sure it will make nice jam

[JessieMac]

Thanks I will try it with extra pectin.

[chickenchargrill]

I made jam with frozen summer fruit (mixed) last week, I added some lemon juice and it worked just fine.

[red]

Thanks I will try it with extra pectin.

i make strawberry jam with pectin every time anyway - i recommend silver spoon (theres is nothing nasty in is afaik - it is made from apple - a by product of the cider industry i think) . Strawberries are low in pectin at the best of times, and you can make fab jam in 4 minutes

[becks77]

Always use jam sugar for my soft fruit jam, available at most supermarkets. I just find it easier than using separate pectin.

[JessieMac]

Thanks all just gone out and bought jam sugar so this weekend I will go for it keep your fingers crossed for me. Jessica.

[zaxdog]

I'll swap you a jar of wild garlic preserve for one of jam??????

[JessieMac]

Zaxdog...............I will bring it with us when we come up next time............Love Mum.

[cocobelle]

Wild garlic preserve sounds interesting. I've never come across this.

[zaxdog]

Check out the Wild Food & Foraging threads for my wild garlic recipe. It's just a way to preserve it as a paste and it's great in soups, stews, stir fries etc!

[wabbit955]

alway add lemon juice when useing pectin
as pectine needs the acid to work best