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Damson Jam

A jam made from damsons and Demerara sugar, boiled and jarred.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 2 ingredients
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Damson Jam

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Place damsons and sugar in a pan.

  2. Boil for about 1 hour, stirring occasionally.

  3. Pour the hot jam into dry jars.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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What each ingredient does

Damsons
Provide the fruit, pectin and tartness that give the jam its body and flavour.
Demerara sugar
Sweetens the jam and helps preserve it while thickening as the mixture boils down.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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