Blackberry preserves
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Serves:
40
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Ready in:
35 mins
(15 mins
Prep
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20 mins
Cook)
This a chunky blackberry jam that requires no pectin.
Ingredients
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1kg blackberries
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1kg caster sugar
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2 tablespoons lemon juice
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1 pinch salt
Preparation method
- In a stockpot, combine the strawberries, sugar, lemon juice and salt. Bring to a rolling boil, and cook stirring frequently for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the temperature of the mixture has reached 105 degrees C.
- Transfer the mixture to hot sterile jars, leaving 1cm headspace, and seal. Process jars for 10 minutes in a water bath. Refrigerate jam once the seal is broken.