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Strawberry and apple jam
We didn't have many strawberries this year and those we did have went into the freezer. A few days ago, I needed the freezer space so the strawberries came back out to be used to make jam.
Most people use lemon juice to set strawberry jam. We used some of our apples, cored, peeled and chopped instead. By weight of fruit, the apples were about 40% of the total.
A small amount of water was added to the preserving pan with the fruit to stop the apple catching on. The fruit was brought to the boil and then simmered until it was all a soft pulp. An equal amount of sugar was then added and the pan was brought back to the boil. Once setting point was reached, the jam went into hot, sterilized jars.
Until 2009 I was working in London, UK, but I gave it up to pursue a life of self-sufficiency. My aim is to grow or forage for all my food, produce my own power and live a healthier and greener lifestyle. I left London to return to my home village of Sunniside, near Newcastle, in the North East of England. I have a couple of plots of land there as well as the garden of my house. Our village is a commuter area for Newcastle but we are surrounded by countryside which we use for picking wild foods. My mission in life is to show that it is possible to live well without destroying the planet in the process. I am also keen to ensure knowledge of historic recipes and cooking is kept alive. I regularly try out recipes from old cookbooks using the food we have grown. I make videos about our progress and about how to cook home-grown foods. These can be viewed on www.youtube.com/jonathanwallace.
www.self-sufficientinsuburbia.blogspot.com
Source: http://self-sufficientinsuburbia.blogspot.com/2015/12/strawberry-and-apple-jam.html
