Home-made plum jam

Take advantage of the plum season and make your own plum jam. Follow Angela Nicolettou's recipe.

Plum jam Source: SBS/Dina Gerolymou

Plum jam

Ingredients

1 kg plums

1 kg raw sugar

½ cup water

2 tbs lemon juice

Method

Halve the plums and remove the stones. Place plums, lemon juice and water in a heavy based saucepan, and bring to the boil. Stir occasionally and let simmer until plums begin to break down. Add the sugar and stir to dissolve.

Source: SBS/Dina Gerolymou

Gently boil while stirring for until jam begins to thicken. Skim any froth that forms. Test by placing a spoonful of jam on a cold plate (from the fridge) and running a line through it with the spoon. If the line stays separated the jam is ready, if not continue to simmer and test again in 5 minutes.

Place jam in sterilised jars and seal.

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