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Thursday, June 11, 2015

Strawberry-gooseberry Jam

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

  • 2 cups gooseberries (or currants)
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 8 cups strawberries
  • 4 cups sugar
  • 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice

Recipe

  • 1 wash the gooseberries and put them in a sauce pan with the water.
  • 2 cover and bring them to a boil, stirring gently, until they are all popped.
  • 3 press through a sieve, and reserve the puree.
  • 4 discard the skins, stems and seeds.
  • 5 gently rinse the strawberries and drain well.
  • 6 mash them lightly.
  • 7 mix the gooseberry puree, strawberries, sugar and lemon juice in a large pot.
  • 8 bring to a boil, stirring constantly, until the sugar dissolves.
  • 9 boil hard until the mixture just reaches the gell stage, about 20 minutes.
  • 10 remove from the heat and skim.
  • 11 seal in sterilized jars.
  • 12 process in boiling water for 5 minutes.

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