Home Made Jam
Strawberry Jam & Plum Jam Fruit is abundant in our local Sarlat market at the moment and we are spoiled for choice. The stalls are loaded with strawberries, raspberries, plums, figs, melons and grapes..just to name a few. So with a hint of autumn in the air and winter not far away it is time to make some jam .. so we still have a little taste of summer in the depths of winter. Sarlat Market We cheat a little with our jam and use a sugar designed for confiture (or jam) called Confitsuc. It has added gelatin to help in the setting process so when using this the all you need is fruit and the Confitsuc. Strawberry Jam 2 kgs Strawberries 2 Kgs Confiture Sugar or 2 Kg white sugar and juice from 1/2 a lemon Method Sterilise jars and lids. Wash and hull fruit Place in a large heavy based saucepan until the strawberries start to break down a little an become soft. Remove a 1/3 of the strawberries. Add suga...