Damson Jam

We spent a wonderful day picking fruit at a Pick Your Own fruit farm. We had baskets full of damsons, strawberries and a few green beans. The site that we visit, is old and quiet, lots of trees and birds. It has a gentle, stillness.

Last year I burnt my damson jam, so this year I was determined to get it right….and I did!

Here is the recipe I used, it has a much reduced sugar content from many jam recipes you will see, but the jam has ended up being much more tart, which I really like. We did stone all the fruit beforehand, manually – there is just no easy way around it.

Ingredients

• 1.5kg Damsons (stoned)
• 900kg Sugar
• 400ml Water
• A good sprinkling of cinnamon

Method

• Cook the damsons in a preserving pan with the water gently for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Then add the sugar slowly…