Post #3941642
2026-07-19 20:11 UTC
One of today’s projects was to make some plum jam before the plums I picked went bad. Success! I think I knew this before but I relearned today that jam is basically sugar and pectin with fruit flavouring. #gardening #canning #fruit
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@EllenInEdmonton@yeg.bike 2026-07-19 20:18
@FtRupertTed@mstdn.ca Provided I find the freezer space for it, I far prefer freezer jam, which uses far less sugar, and which doesn’t require additional heat during the hottest time of the year. I did strawberry jam last week, and I plan to pick haskaps with my grandkid on Tuesday. He was so delighted to eat jam made with berries he’d picked a couple of years ago.
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@scififan@kind.social 2026-07-19 20:54
@FtRupertTed@mstdn.ca Have you tried Pomona pectin? It's a lot more flexible in how much (and what kind of) sweetener you can use and still can safely. I really like it. I also think it's easier to get the jam to gel nicely.