On Wednesday I went damson picking. For free. I came back with 16lb of damsons! I assumed that the keen jammers I know would want some of this gorgeous fruit, but I only managed to give away 2lb...
I then realised I had about 2 jars, and my jam funnel has gone awol! Aargh! I then had to scrounge some jars, but I luckily got enough.
Anyway, damson jam is dead easy. The fruits are firm, and therefore rammed with pectin. Setting the jam is a doddle. The only problem is skimming the pesky stones. It's a bit tedious, but not as tedious as stoning the fruits!
I used the recipe from the Times website.
I made made 12 jars of jam, I gave my mother enough stewed damsons to make another 6 jars, and have another 12 jars' worth of stewed fruit in the fridge, ready to be jammed tomorrow. It's delicious, and with the free fruit works out to be about 45p a jar!
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