Greengage Jam
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Peel and stone the greengages.
Cook
Place the fruit in a pan with the sugar.
Boil gently until the mixture sets.
Add the blanched greengage kernels.
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
- Greengages
- Provide the main fruit flavour and natural pectin that helps the jam set.
- Sugar
- Adds sweetness, helps the jam set, and preserves it by reducing water activity.
The step that matters
Boil gently until the mixture sets. Sugar and fruit pectin set only at a high enough concentration and temperature. Stopping too early leaves runny jam, while boiling too hard or too long can darken the flavour and make it stiff.
“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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