A few days ago my husband complained that there was no jam in the house. I am not a jam eater, I do not like very sweet things so this didn’t really bother me. I had also been thinking about making a gift this mothers day for my mother and mother in law as there is nothing sweeter than receiving a gift that someone has put time and effort into. Later when I was buying my weekly fruit and vegetables at Epsom market I noticed they were selling kilo boxes of strawberries.
I decided to buy a kilo box to make strawberry jam to 1) impress my husband that I could be so domesticated and 2) because I thought it would make the perfect mother’s day gift. If only all of life’s problems could be resolved by a kilo box of strawberries.
There is something very special about making home-made strawberry jam. It’s purer, it’s more intense and it’s natural. As someone who dislikes supermarket jam I can also vouch that there is no comparison between shop bought and home-made strawberry jam. I have been able to enjoy this jam with a scone and a hot cross bun because it is sharper, more fruity and less sugary than the supermarket variety. My husband was so impressed that he has almost finished his jar. Luckily for him I made another one.
This recipe for fresh jam couldn’t be easier with just three basic ingredients. In under thirty minutes you could have the perfect home-made gift for your mum this mothers day.
Ingredients:
1kg/2lb/40z fresh strawberries.
1 lemon, juice only.
1kg/2lb jam sugar
Preparation Method:
1) Wash, hull and dry the strawberries. Cut in half if the strawberries are large.
2) Add the strawberries and lemon juice into a large pan. Heat for a couple of minutes to soften. Add the sugar and stir over a low heat until all of the sugar has dissolved.
3) When the liquid is clear, boil for about six minutes, or until setting point.
4) You can test if the jam is at setting point by spooning a little onto a cold plate, leave for a minute and then push the jam with your finger. If the jam crinkles and separates without flooding back, setting point has been reached.
5) Set the jam aside to cool for ten-fifteen minutes. Spoon into sterilised jars, seal and label.
6) Perfect served with toast, hot cross buns, home-made scones or as part of a Victoria Sponge. Delicious!
Beautiful jam Emma. I have tried a couple of jams but I haven’t tried strawberry yet but it is on my jam to do list!
Hi Emma, lovely jam! I am not getting notifications of your posts and not sure why. I thought I would resubscribe but don’t see where to subscribe via email.
Hope you are well.
🙂 Mandy xo
Hello,
Computers are not my forte I am afraid. But there should be a follow button on the right hand side of the page above the photo of me. I have a contact page as well. I hope this helps. Emma xx
Hi Emma, thanks. I see there is a follow button but that doesn’t send me an email notification when you do a new post. I think it goes into WordPress somewhere along the line. I will try unfollow and then leave a comment and see if it it gives me the option to subscribe that way. x
What a gorgeous vibrant colour your jam is – your mum must have been delighted to get some 🙂 You’re so right about homemade jam beating shop bought hands down. My dad had some of ours the other day and commented on how – with homemade – you can actually TASTE what fruit it is, almost like it’s fresh from the plant (and then mulched with a tonne of sugar!!)
I agree with Mandy above – I don’t get email updates of your blog which means I miss your posts unless I check my wordpress reader, so please forgive me if I don’t always reach your posts quickly. I think in the Dashboard, if you go to “Appearance” then “widgets”, you can drag “follow blog via email” across to the sidebar widget area, so we can all click on that an get email updates when you post a new post 🙂 Hope this helps.
Hi, I think I have managed to add the widget you were talking about so you will be able to follow via email. Please let me know if this works. Many Thanks. Emmaxx