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Black Currant Jam

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United Kingdom

Known as a British recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.

  • Preserving. Old preserving methods may not make food safe to keep. Use current tested guidance.

Ingredients 4 ingredients

  1. Currant
  2. one pound of fruit
  3. a pound of sugar
  4. Must
Contains Sulphites Read from the ingredients, not verified. Check labels.

Cook safely

Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.

  • Boiling water and steam. Turn pan handles inward, away from the edge of the hob. Lift lids away from you, and pour hot water away from your body: steam burns too.

Method

  1. Tho fruit should be gathered on a fine day, and should be ripe and well freed from the stalks and tops.
  2. Put three quarters of a pound of sugar to one pound of fruit.
  3. Place sugar and fruit in a preservingpan, and allow it to stand near or by the side of the fire until the sugar has dissolved, then stir it, and bring it to the boil.
  4. It must bo well skimmed, and will require greater attention on this head if brown sugar be used instead of loaf.
  5. Simmer till it will stiffen, and put into pots for use.
  6. Probable cost, 8d.
  7. per ordinary jam pot.
  8. (See also Currant Jam, Black.)

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Saucepan
  • Wooden spoon