Thank you Ginny:-)

I have no issue in using any recipes that either measure in cups pounds and ounces or grams it’s not difficult in this day and age to sort it out and I’m old ‍♀️x

Hi Lou, the purpose of the lemon rinds was to boost the pectin. The flavour might not be affected that much but the time to reach setting point could be.

just curious, what’s the purpose of the lemon rinds? Would it make any difference to the flavor if I left them out?

Many thanks
Lou

Hi M, as a courtesy I don’t give my readers wrong measurements as you cannot convert a weight to a volume accurately. Digital scales are very cheap and every kitchen should have a set, it’s the only way to accurately measure ingredients and get consistent results. Not sure who the people are that you’re referring too, my name is Camilla. Pleased to meet you:-)

Hi Nathalie, you could perhaps reduce the sugar in the recipe by 100 grams but any more than that I wouldn’t be sure of the effect on the keeping quality. At a certain point you go from jam to spread and need to either freeze or eat the jam up within a week (kept in fridge).

Camilla,

Is it possible to make a reduced sugar version of this jam?

Hi Amanda, no all my jams will keep in a cool, dry place and are best eaten within 12 months for colour and flavour but will actually last years. Once opened just store in the fridge where it will keep for a few months. (I’ve updated the post now).

Does this jam need to be kept in the freezer?

Hi Mandi, yes you can make any jam with frozen fruit.

As long as you’re not mentioning my blog then there’s nothing to stop you really:-)

I was thinking to jar it and in thumbprint cookies

Are you putting it in your bakes?

So glad you like it:-)

Great Celia, glad you liked the recipe:-)

Made this but substituted redcurrants for the blackberries. Excellent flavour and good set. My local supermarket often has small packs of berries marked down in price, but I had never thought of making jam from a mixture of them. I think this would be good with any combination of berries. The only thing I would do differently next time would be to cook the blueberries until soft before adding the other berries, as blueberries take longer to cook. Will definitely do again!

I’m sure you could add blackcurrants to this recipe if you wished!

Hi Angeline, I have answered this question a few times and it boils down to the fact that measurements of volume do not convert to the same measurement of weight, this article puts the case for using scales perfectly: https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2015/09/9-reasons-to-ditch-your-measuring-cups-and-get-a-s.html And 250g is 250 grams, I had to cross over from imperial pounds and ounces as a child to metric, we learned to roughly convert 1 oz to 25 grams (it’s actually 28.34 but if you scale a whole recipe on this proviso then the recipe will work). And if if it makes you feel any better I bought an Australian book as a teen to use in my Home Economics class and as every recipe was in cups I couldn’t use it. Those were the days before we had the internet and I couldn’t Google for a conversion and cups weren’t available in our shops at that time. So I understand your frustration but giving out a bad version of my recipe is not something my readers or you would thank me for. Jam making is a precise science unlike making say a casserole.

Thank you Lucy, yes lots of cheap berries around at the moment:-)

Love the look of this jam and it would be so easy to make this now that berries are down in price at last! Might have to dig out my jam pan. Loving the bright vivid photos too!

Thank you Candace, ooh yes love a nice Victoria Sponge with a good slathering of clotted cream:-)

Thank you Jacqueline, yes we need seeds for roughage:-)

That looks heavenly Camilla and like you i like the seeds. Just gorgeous Sharing this now!

Yes, I recall that too now and were there some sweets?

There you, problem solved:-)

Aah Camilla, you are after my own heart calling this tutti-frutti as that was a favourite ice cream flavour of mine as a young child. It felt so tropical. Lovely combination of summer berries for this jam.

I can never decide which flavour of jam I want, so this is ideal as I can have them all at the same time now.