Plum Jam

Description

A simple jam recipe for to preserve those gluts of delicious plums.

Ingredients

At a glance
Seasonal
Summer
Autumn

3kg plums

1.5-3kg sugar (depending on your taste)

1 pint/600ml water

Methods/steps

  1. Cut plums in half and place in a large pan with the water and bring to the boil until pulpy.
  2. Add sugar and bring up to the setting point 220 F or 104 C using a jamming thermometer.
  3. Or place a small plate in a freezer and when you think the jam is thick enough place a teaspoon of the jam onto the plate and if it creates a skin, then the jam is ready.
  4. Strain through a sieve then put in clean jars.

Additional Tips

Recipe from:

Simon Parker, Sticky Fingers Project, www.bhfood.org.uk