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I just made Blackberry and Apple Jam and Jelly!

Yes I know I am old but come the winter of discontent when we are burning our furniture for warmth at least I can have a spoonful of jam to cheer me up.
Tomorrow I start the wine.

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Yummy

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It didn't take too long, I used the BBC good food recipe, but I cheat, I don't use the jelly bag! I blitz the cooked berries with a stick blender then sieve them.


Ingredients
1.3kg/3lb blackberries, washed
2 large cooking apples, washed, cored and diced
450ml/¾ pint water
1 lemon, juice only
preserving or granulated sugar
2-3 tbsp crème de cassis (optional)
sterilized jam jars and jam pot covers
Method
Prepare a jelly bag or tea towel by boiling in water for 2-3 minutes. Wring well and leave to cool. Arrange the jelly bag on a stand or up-turned stool with a large bowl beneath, ready for the fruit juice to drip through.

Place the blackberries, apple, water and lemon juice in a preserving or large, heavy based saucepan.

Bring to the boil, then simmer over a low heat for 20-25 minutes or until the fruit is completely soft.

Tip the soft fruit and juice into the jelly bag and leave to drip for 8 hours or until all the juice has been released.

Prepare the jam jars by washing in hot soapy water and leaving to dry and warm in a cool oven - 130C/250F/Gas ½ for 10-15 minutes.

Measure the juice. For every 600ml/1 pint weigh 450g/1lb sugar. Put the juice and sugar back into the clean preserving pan, heat over a low heat until all the sugar has dissolved, add the crème de cassis, if using. Bring to the boil and simmer for 10-15 minutes or until setting point is reached.

Skim away any scum from the top of the jelly and fill the jam jars to the brim. Cover, seal and label. Store in a cool, dark place until required.

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Re: I just made Blackberry and Apple Jam and Jelly!

Oooohhh. This looks so good. Nothing beats homemade jams, jellies and preserves. Noice.

"Life is tough. Get a helmet." – Candace Owens
"Not today, Satan!" – Blaire White

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We've got so many blackberries this year, the wine is very good. I keep a bottle of each year to have at Christmas.

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I usually have a lot of blackberries and raspberries in the backyard, but the turkey hens and their chicks tend to get to all the bushes rather quickly and gobble everything up before I get a chance to pick them all.

The wine sounds delicious.

"Life is tough. Get a helmet." – Candace Owens
"Not today, Satan!" – Blaire White

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You write your 'a's like me! 💗

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We are the A team!

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I started doing my 'a's like that when I started secondary school at 11 and have never changed!

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I'm jelly.

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I'll send you some!

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It's very tasty on toast.

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Yea but can you make angel delight like Dane can?

Thank you for talking to me

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No, but I can do an sea creatures birthday cake!

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That cake is amazing!

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Thank you!

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Kudos, Dazed, I love jams and jellies

If we take the time to see with the heart and not with the mind, we shall see that we are surrounded completely by angels ~ Carlos Santana

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😊

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Re: I just made Blackberry and Apple Jam and Jelly!

You could make a nice Cumberland sauce to go with all that meat!

Re: I just made Blackberry and Apple Jam and Jelly!

Well slather that tenderloin up!
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