These last few weekends, the cherry-and-blackberry dudes have been around and they consistently carry the sweetest of them all. My inner-Martha Stewart hit me today - I want to make blackberry jam! I've read easy recipes online and always wanted to make my own fresh fruit jam with simple ingredients. After perusing a couple of these jam DIY's, I've created a hybrid and made a conscious effort to use less sugar and let the natural sweetness from the fruit shine through. Here's my take on Basic Blackberry Jam:
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| 3 baskets of blueberries |
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| 1/4 cup each sugar and honey juice of half a lemon |
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| place all ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a boil in medium heat |
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| then mash the berries and bring heat down to simmer for 50 - 55 minutes |
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| meanwhile, sterilize your clean jars in a pot of boiling water for about 15minutes |
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| let jars dry and cool down |
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| after jam cools for about an hour and a half, transfer to your impeccably clean jars. i'm not a big fan of berry seeds so i strained off most the seeds, which resulted in a looser, almost saucy finished product. |
