Damson Jam| How To Make The Best Damson Jam
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- Опубліковано 1 вер 2018
- Damson jam is probably my favourite jam to have on toast. Damsons produce a beautifully coloured sweet (yet not too sweet) jam.
I love picking damsons as it reminds me of my childhood, where my family and I would go foraging.
You can start picking damsons in August through to September and sometimes into October.
Lots of people have damson trees and they don’t know what to do with the fruit or they simply do not know what the fruit is. I urge you to go out and pick as many as you can!!!!
You can freeze damsons for an extremely long time (I’ve frozen them for as long as 1 year). They are such an underused fruit and I see so many of the fruit get wasted.
I have made many jams before but this recipe NEVER fails. You need to adjust the sugar and water you add to the jam depending on how right your fruit is.
CHECK IT OUT: I have put many links below which will take you to amazon, where you can buy the equipment you need to make jam. The preserving pan is sooooooo useful and I also make chutneys with it. Once you have brought the preserving pan you shouldn’t need to buy another one EVER if you look after it! There is also a large range of very cute jam covers and labels so check them out by clicking on the link.
I hope you do make this jam and let me know how it went .
Ingredients:
900g (American 1 lb) damsons
4 tbsp- 300ml/ ½ pint (American 5 tbsp to 1 ¼ cups) Water NOTE: use the SMALLER amount of water if your fruit is very ripe and the LARGER amount of water if your fruit is very firm (slightly under-ripe).
450g-550g sugar- you can use caster, granulated or sugar with added pectin. NOTE: use the SMALLER amount with ripe fruit and the LARGER amount with under-ripe fruit.
Equipment you will need is written below. Click on the link below the piece of equipment and it will take you straight to the Amazon page where you can buy at a very reasonable price
Preserving pan
9 litre pan- amzn.to/2MFYiF7
4.5 litre pan- amzn.to/2C6pckA
Jam jars
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Jam labels/ covers
Pretty Lakeland jam self-adhesive jam labels (pk of 76)- amzn.to/2PYIKuo
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Jam covers/ wax disks/ bands and simple labels- amzn.to/2Cc2Zlm
Fabric crisscross jam covers- amzn.to/2Q2TdF8
Homemade gift tags and labels set (so cute!)- amzn.to/2wyxH2K
Slotted spoons
Stainless steel slotted spoon- amzn.to/2C9N72D
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Large measuring jug (3 ltr)- amzn.to/2NaRrTJ
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Method:
1) Once you have picked your damsons it is important to remove the stalks. After this, you must wash and dry them.
2) Put the fruit and water into a preserving pan or a very large saucepan.
3) Simmer until the fruit is soft then remove as many (depends on your patience) stones as you can using a slotted spoon or some tongs.
4) Preheat your oven to 110C or a very low heat and place the glass jars in with the lids off.
5) Add the sugar and stir over a low heat until the sugar has dissolved.
6) Then boil rapidly until the setting point has been reached, stirring every now and again to make sure it is not burning on the bottom.
7) Once it has reached setting point pour/ spoon into a large measuring jug and then pour into the prepared jam jars.
8) Place a wax disk on top (wax side down) and then place a circle of cellophane tying an elastic band over to seal. Tightly screw the lid on. NOTE: you do not have to use a wax disk and a cellophane circle I just like to be extra protective of my preserves and want to prevent any spores getting in which can create mould. NEVER had a mouldy jar yet!
9) Wipe down the jars (if you spilled any) and label once cooled.
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Best leaving stones in as long as you can and get most of pectin out 40 years experience
You can use a cherry pitter to remove the stone. No need to fish out the pits..
This jam is amazing!! Such a sweet and delicious taste! Perfect on my toast in the morning! Thank you for sharing it and the recipe! 😋 🤤
BlackBonsai _ thank you so much for your feedback, really appreciate it! I have to agree this jam is perfect on toast 👍👌
Thank you so much for sharing this recipe. I just harvested yesterday at least 5 kilos of Damson Plums from my backyard garden and I just don't know what else I can do with it aside from eating. This video really helps.
Wonderful Wander great to hear!! I also make Damson Gin (if that’s your thing?) And then use the fruit after to make damson truffles 😋. I give a lot of this jam as a present on Birthdays or Christmas and it’s always a winner!
I usually pit the damsons it's a bit of a faff but well worth it as I know there are no stones in to crack my teeth on.
Great video but 900g is almost 2lb (American or British)
You talk too much!