Blackberry jam

bucket o'berries

Picking the berries

Spent the last long weekend of summer with my aunt and uncle on Vancouver Island. On one of the days we want blackberry picking! Rather fun! When we got back to the house we decided to make jam! A fairly easy process and hopefully delicious! (haven't samples the results just yet...)

You need the following ratios:
500g of fresh blackberries
1 1/2 cups of sugar
1/4 cup water (not necessary is plump berries).

We used 2000g of berries.

sugar & berries

Method:

rolling boil & pops

Put berries and sugar in a very large/high edged pot. Stir and slowly heat until the sugar is totally dissolved. Turn to boil for approx 30 minutes. BEWARE- this can very quickly boil over and create a dangerous and sticky mess so watch carefully.

After about 30 minutes it should look quite dark and have a rolling boil with a bit of a popping sound to it. Test firmness on a cool plate.

Pour into clean jars- they should be warmed up to prevent shattering.

Pro tip: use a Han blender to reduce the size of the fruit for smooth spreading.

Seal jars and enjoy as you like!

The finished product