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
- Cut plums in half and place in a large pan with the water and bring to the boil until pulpy.
- Add sugar and bring up to the setting point 220 F or 104 C using a jamming thermometer.
- 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.
- Strain through a sieve then put in clean jars.




Additional Tips
Recipe from:
Simon Parker, Sticky Fingers Project, www.bhfood.org.uk