There's a good side to everything, and in this case it's 'untidiness'.
Our farmers, and pathway-mowers, have been very lax this year, so for a change we have hedgerows filled with Blackberries. Usually, just before the fruits are ripe, along they come with their tractors and hedge cutters, and destroy everything.
We've very nearly finished our jam making for 2025, we have just the Fig jam to make, but for the moment they are reluctant to ripen.
It's hardly jam-making weather; it's about 38 C outside, but certain things cannot wait; one of which is jam making; especially berry-jams.
I've only made three jars, but that will be enough. With my third jar I made the mistake of using ordinary sugar instead of Jam sugar, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it'll set like the other two. (Later: It has set)
I would like to make some Fig jam, but I'll have to wait and see if they ripen in time. I think they need to be semi-ripe. Maybe it's a bad idea anyway.
So far we have Plum, Apricot, Greengage, and Blackberry Jams. That's probably enough.
Nice looking blackberries.
ReplyDeleteI went out early yesterday morning, and there were lots. There will be again in a few days time, but it'll have to be for Blackberry and Apple Crumbles rather than for more jam.
DeleteThose blackberries are positively glistening. And the finished product, the jars very inviting. Can I borrow your handwriting? Though I do love mine some people are too lazy to decipher it :)
ReplyDeleteOne of the things of both my childhood and the motherland I do miss in England are redcurrants. Probably have mentioned this to you before.
I came across a recipe yesterday not for fig jam but a type of fig chutney. Should I be able to locate it I'll send it to you. I take it you still have a few weeks left for the figs to ripen.
Don't shrivel in the heat; once a grape then a raisin.
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That would be very kind of you. It's always a shame that we leave so many Figs behind. We have four very big trees, and we usually just eat a handful. I did have Redcurrants here, but never really knew what to do with them. I used to add them to other jams just to use them.
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