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Blueberry Jam

[heart_this] · Aug 6, 2007 · 7 Comments

Blueberry Jam

Continuing on the blueberry theme, I did a blueberry jam next. The blueberries were much easier to prepare for jam than the strawberries or cherries. I just needed to rinse them, pick out any bad ones and remove a few stems. I used a mixture of cultivated and wild blueberries. The blueberry jam set really well. With only a few hours to set it was solid enough to be a bit difficult to spread on lightly toasted bread. The next time I make jam I am going to have to try making it without the use of pectin to see how it goes.

Blueberry Jam on Toast

Blueberry Jam

Blueberry Jam

Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 30 minutes Total Time: 35 minutes Servings: 16
ingredients
  • 5 cups blueberries (halved and crushed)
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 box Certo pectin crystals
  • 2 & 1/2 cups sugar
directions
  1. Bring the blueberries, water, pectin and 1 cup of sugar to a boil with high heat in a large pot.
  2. Add the rest of the sugar.
  3. Bring to a hard boil for 1 minute.
  4. Remove from heat.
  5. Stir and skim foam for 5 minutes.
  6. Pour into sterilized jars.

Condiment, Food, Jam, Recipe, Vegetarian

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  1. Peter M says

    August 6, 2007 at 9:26 am

    From what I understand about jams/perserves…their should be enough naturally occuring pectins in the fruits…your boiling/simmering would just vary depending on the fruit. Also, look up “cold plate” test for checking on desired thickness of jam/preserve.

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  2. Valli says

    August 6, 2007 at 12:46 pm

    Looks like you are making good use of the abundance of blueberries Kevin!!!

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  3. Patricia Scarpin says

    August 6, 2007 at 6:45 pm

    Any chance of one of those jars end up here in Brazil, Kevin?? 😉

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  4. Deborah says

    August 8, 2007 at 10:25 pm

    I keep seeing jams pop up everywhere, and it is making me want to learn!! Your jam looks wonderful – I don’t think I’ve ever had blueberry jam before!

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  5. Ferdzy says

    August 10, 2007 at 1:37 pm

    Looks lovely! Blueberry may be my favourite jam.

    If you are going to try the blueberry jam without commercial pectin, add a little lemon juice and zest, and keep the seeds from the lemon. Put them in a tea-ball or tie them up in a little cheesecloth and add them to the jam as it cooks. The seeds are full of natural pectin, and will help it set.

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  6. Pearlsofeast says

    May 7, 2008 at 1:00 pm

    Cool kevin, I loved the recipe and toast and keen to get my jars ready soon.!!!!!!

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  7. Janet says

    July 22, 2009 at 12:50 am

    I have made blueberry jam several times without adding pectin, and with excellent results. I use a ratio of 6 cups sugar to 9 cups of crushed berries. I don't add anything else – no water, no lemon, no apple…none of the things people sometimes say are needed to get it to thicken. Just the berries and sugar.

    It takes about 20 minutes of boiling before it thickens adequately.

    I have read that jams and jellies need to reach a temperature of about 220 degrees F before they thicken adequately, but I have found that my blueberry jam becomes quite thick by 213-216 degrees. The final, cooled product is firm but spreadable.

    In my experience, blueberry jam is the easiest jam to make without adding pectin.

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