Christmas Jam

Name: Christmas Jam
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: approx. 6-7 200g/8oz jars
Ingredients: 2lb Plums; 12 oz Cherries; 2lb Sugar, Jam; 1 each Lemon; 2 tsp Anise Seeds; 1 tsp Allspice Berries, ground

Dark plums and dark cherries with Christmas spices - what's not to like

Ingredients

Plums,
Halved and stoned

2lb

700 g

Cherries,
glace

12 oz

300 g

Sugar, Jam

2lb

1 kg

Lemon

1 each

Anise Seeds

2 tsp

Allspice Berries, ground

1 tsp

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Method

Wash and rinse your jars and place in a warm oven to dry and sterilise
Prepare the *fruit by washing the plums - halve and stone before putting into a large pan over a low heat and add the zest and juice of the lemon
Once the juices start to run increase the heat a little until the fruits soften
Add the spices and keep stirring until everything is combined
Add the jam sugar and stir until completely dissolved. Increase the heat
until you have a rolling boil - set your timer for 6 minutes or the time stated
on the sugar packet
Remove from the heat and test for a set
Pot up into your warm jars, right to the top and seal immediately
Make, or stock up with crumpets - you are going to need them!
* If liked, soak the dried dark cherries in vodka two weeks before to make cherry brandy. Drain before adding to the plums in the pan.
CHERRY BRANDY
Put 750g dried dark cherries into a large jar, add one 70cl bottle vodka.
Stir well and repeat every few days. Leave for 2-3 weeks ( until ready to
make this jam ) Strain liquid into a jug and reserve 300g cherries for this
recipe. Make a syrup with 250ml white sugar and 250ml water, cool and
add to the jug . Stir to mix.
Bottle the cherry brandy and roll remaining cherries in melted dark
chocolate. Lay them on a parchment-lined tray until the chocolate has
hardened.

How long will it take to make?

Preparation time:

15 mins

Cooking time:

30 mins

Total time:

45 mins

Soaking overnight

not included in total time

How much?

approx. 6-7 200g/8oz jars

Look after it

will keep for at least a year at ambient temperature

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