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Strawberry, Raspberry & Redcurrant Jam

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Strawberry, Raspberry & Redcurrant Jam is utterly delicious, uses no added pectin and is great way to preserve a glut of summer fruits!

3 jars of Strawberry, Raspberry & Redcurrant Jam.

It appears I have become a jam maker this summer so I’m sorry if jam is not your thing! Even my daughter has got the bug by proxy, so when we went fruit picking recently instead of thinking about eating the fruits of our labour when we got home we had jam on our minds.

So that’s how this Strawberry, Raspberry & Redcurrant Jam came to be!

This is really a Strawberry Jam with benefits. The benefits being the raspberries and redcurrants!

Aerial view of Strawberry, Raspberry & Redcurrant Jam on bread and butter with jar or jam and bowl of clotted cream.

It seems that the combinations of fruits are endless and there really are no rules about what goes with what, mother nature has done all the hard work. I do know that barely ripe fruits are best for jam making so picking your own fruit and then making it straight into jam is ideal.

Strawberry, Raspberry & Redcurrant Jam on bread and butter.

Should you wash fruit for jam making?

I did have the dilemma as to whether I should wash my raspberries and in the end decided that as I’d picked really firm, only just ripe ones I would (I span them dry in my herb spinner which worked well). I don’t like the thought of pesticides in my jam especially for my children.

However, it is important not to have wet fruit or it will affect the set of your jam. Kitchen roll or an old tea towel are also good for drying fruit.

Punnets of Strawberries, Raspberries & Redcurrants.

I was very pleased with this jam as the redcurrants gave the jam a fresh tang and we all enjoyed it on my Spelt & Wholemeal No-knead Loaf which I made with white and wholemeal flour for a change.

Strawberry, Raspberry & Redcurrant Jam on bread and butter.

As it’s summer holiday time, forgive me for not doing the usual step by step guide, I think you can refer to all my other jam posts if you’d like to see one.

More delicious Berry Jam Recipes:

  • Rhubarb & Strawberry Jam
  • Strawberry & Peach Jam
  • Quick & Easy Raspberry Jam
  • Easy Seedless Raspberry Jam
  • Tutti Frutti Jam
  • Simple Blueberry Jam
  • Summer Fruits Jam
  • Raspberry & Blackcurrant Jam
  • Blackberry & Raspberry Jam
  • Blackberry & Apple Jam
  • Quick & Easy Raspberry Jam
  • Mixed Berry Jam
  • Chocolate Blackberry Jam

Do let me know if you make this easy, no added pectin, berry jam! Tag @FabFood4All on social media, I love seeing my creations come to life!

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Strawberry, Raspberry & Redcurrant Jam

A medley of Strawberries, Raspberries and Redcurrants with a fresh tang!
Course Snack, Tea, teatime
Cuisine British
Keyword raspberry, redcurrant, strawberry
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 14 minutes
Total Time 29 minutes
Servings 2 standard jars
Author Camilla Hawkins

Ingredients

  • 385 g strawberries halve any big ones
  • 130 g redcurrants
  • 130 g raspberries
  • 650 g granulated sugar
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice + ½ lemon skin
  • 10 g butter

Instructions

  • Prepare the fruit the night before by washing and drying thoroughly putting in a glass bowl with the sugar, lemon juice and lemon skin.
  • The next day put 3 saucers in the freezer for testing the set.
  • Put the fruit mixture into a preserving pan and slowly heat to dissolve all the sugar crystals.
  • Then bring the pan to a rolling boil and time for 10 minutes, then take off the heat.
  • Put a drop of jam on a cold saucer and leave for a couple of minutes then run your finger through it. If it’s ready it will crinkle slightly.
  • If it’s not ready boil for another 2 minutes at a time and repeat the test.
  • Once ready remove scum with a spoon and stir through the butter to remove the excess. (I found this jam particularly scummy).
  • Ladle the jam into warm sterilized jars and seal with a lid immediately. If using wax discs put them on the hot jam let the jam cool and then put on the cellophane lids with elastic bands.

Notes

To sterilize jars and lids either take them straight from the dishwasher or wash in hot soapy water. Then pour boiling water into the jars and onto the lids (put lids in a heatproof bowl) and heat for 20 minutes in the oven at 120°C. Leave jars in oven until jam is ready. Lids should be left to drain or can be put in oven to dry off once you've turned off the heat with just the fan running.

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  1. Heather Haigh

    11/07/2014 at 2:53 pm

    I did it. I actually made jam. It’s gorgeous. I feel absurdly pleased with myself. And with your recipe.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      11/07/2014 at 10:03 pm

      Well done – do share a pic on twitter:-)

      Reply
  2. Heather Haigh

    08/07/2014 at 12:22 am

    I have a bumper crop of redcurrants and raspberries this year. I knew there was a recipe lurking on here somewhere that I wanted to re-find. Aha!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      08/07/2014 at 11:19 pm

      Fab, enjoy:-)

      Reply
  3. Bev

    27/06/2014 at 10:49 am

    Looks delish – I bet it would go so well on scones.

    Reply
  4. Ursula Hunt

    21/05/2014 at 4:03 pm

    No other jam is half as good as homemade

    Reply
    • Camilla

      21/05/2014 at 10:55 pm

      Exactly – I made a quick jar of strawberry jam at the weekend for a Victoria Sponge and today we had it on scones, husband was full of compliments:-)

      Reply
  5. Maya Russell

    19/11/2013 at 5:57 am

    I think it’s brilliant that you make your own jam from produce from your garden. A salad or herb spinner is a good idea to get rid of the water off washed fruit.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      19/11/2013 at 10:07 am

      Erm, the fruit was picked at our local farm:-)

      Reply
  6. Heather Haigh

    10/09/2013 at 12:45 pm

    I alwasy wonder what to do with the redcurrants from the garden as they are so sour. Must try this.

    Reply
  7. Samantha Fernley

    29/08/2013 at 11:47 pm

    I have all these from my allotment and will try this. First time ever making jam was last year and it was a lot easier than what I thought it would be.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      30/08/2013 at 4:46 pm

      Yes jam is just about being organised and learning as you go along really, I love jam making:-)

      Reply
  8. Maya Russell

    28/08/2013 at 7:33 am

    A wonderful mix & match jam recipe. Thanks.

    Reply
  9. Jacqueline @How to be a Gourmand

    16/08/2013 at 3:20 am

    Fruit picking is a great activity for the family isn’t it? Lovely fruity pictures Camilla – a perfect representation of Summer! I’ve never tried redcurrant in a jam before but it does look very nice. Would be a nice welcome for some warm scones too 🙂

    Reply
    • Camilla

      16/08/2013 at 1:04 pm

      I hadn’t had redcurrant in jam before either only as a jelly with meat. I knew that they would be quite sharp and we love eating them just with sugar so I kept the amount small to just give a tang, which worked really well:-) Scones are alwasys good!

      Reply
  10. Javelin Warrior

    13/08/2013 at 11:30 pm

    You won’t hear me complaining about more of these tasty jams, Camilla! I love this combination of strawberries with raspberry and redcurrent. Such a beautiful color and I’m sure the flavor is marvelous…

    Reply
    • Camilla

      13/08/2013 at 11:55 pm

      Thanks Mark, I realised after I’d written that comment that anyone who didn’t like jam, probably wouldn’t have got as far as actually reading my post LOL. I’m really loving jam making as it’s so easy to make and so rewarding as you can eat the fruits of your labours for months after:-)

      Reply
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