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Jam is the product obtained by cooking sugar with fruits or vegetables. In the process of
making jam, the fruits or vegetables are somewhat crushed. The object is to cook the
mass into a smooth paste of a jelly-like consistency. Making Jam requires 4 basic
elements:
Fruits / Vegetables
Use 3/4 ripe fruit and 1/4 slightly under-ripe fruit for the jam. This will give flavor and
color to the jam and improve the consistency. It is best to use whole fruit, but cut or
bruised fruit (not decaying) may also be used.
Sugar
Use any white sugar of good quality. Do NOT use brown or maple sugar.
Heat
Any heat produced by a cook stove can be used. Do not cook jam in the open air.
Proper Equipment
Use any good sized Sauce pan, kettle-porcelain lined. Agate or copper kettles were
preferred in the past.
Use wooden spoons or spatulas. Do not use metal spoons.
Use ordinary kitchen scales and weights.
Use jelly glasses, glass jars or other containers with tightly fitting covers.
Any paraffin of good quality will do.
The Basic proportions for making jam are:
1 pound of fruit, washed and picked
3/4 pound of sugar
Try our Jam Recipe for perfect jam, every time!
making jam, the fruits or vegetables are somewhat crushed. The object is to cook the
mass into a smooth paste of a jelly-like consistency. Making Jam requires 4 basic
elements:
Fruits / Vegetables
Use 3/4 ripe fruit and 1/4 slightly under-ripe fruit for the jam. This will give flavor and
color to the jam and improve the consistency. It is best to use whole fruit, but cut or
bruised fruit (not decaying) may also be used.
Sugar
Use any white sugar of good quality. Do NOT use brown or maple sugar.
Heat
Any heat produced by a cook stove can be used. Do not cook jam in the open air.
Proper Equipment
Use any good sized Sauce pan, kettle-porcelain lined. Agate or copper kettles were
preferred in the past.
Use wooden spoons or spatulas. Do not use metal spoons.
Use ordinary kitchen scales and weights.
Use jelly glasses, glass jars or other containers with tightly fitting covers.
Any paraffin of good quality will do.
The Basic proportions for making jam are:
1 pound of fruit, washed and picked
3/4 pound of sugar
Try our Jam Recipe for perfect jam, every time!
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