Summer Jam
Preserve your summer bounty with this delicious jam which combines raspberries with red currants and gooseberries.
Yield: Makes about 4 cups
July 13, 2020
Summer Jam
Ingredients
- 1 cup gooseberries
- 2 cups red currants
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 cups raspberries
- 4 cups granulated sugar
Directions
- Wash all berries lightly. Remove stem and blossom ends from gooseberries; remove stems from currants.
- Combine gooseberries, currants and water in a nonreactive Dutch oven. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and -simmer, covered, for 10 minutes.
- Add raspberries and sugar. Return to a boil and cook, stirring frequently, until thick.
- Pour into hot sterilized pint jars, leaving 1/4 inch headspace. Wipe jar rims thoroughly. Seal and process in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes.
Nutritional analysis per 1 tbsp: 53 calories, 0 g fat, 0.1 g protein, 13.7 g carbohydrate, 0.5 g fibre, 0 mg sodium
Tip: The flavour of this jam is excellent but it is very seedy. If desired, the fruit can be pureed before adding sugar.