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Homemade Cherry Jam
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Homemade Cherry Jam

Dark red homemade cherry jam — a rich fruit spread that is simply irresistible

⏱ 1 hr 50 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Israeli👩‍🍳 Afoona

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    Put the fruit, sugar and lemon juice in a pot.
    Pot
  2. 2
    Stir and let stand about an hour, until the fruit releases juices.
    💡Standing in sugar before cooking draws the juice out of the fruit: the sugar dissolves in it, and the jam doesn't burn on the bottom at the start.
  3. 3
    Bring to a boil, stirring.
    Stove
  4. 4
    Skim off the foam that rises at the start of cooking with a spoon.
  5. 5
    Turn down the heat and simmer 30–40 minutes, until the fruit softens.
    ⚙ SimmeringStove
    💡A gentle simmer, not a boil: a hard boil dries the food out and clouds it, a slow simmer cooks it evenly.
  6. 6
    Test the thickness: the jam is ready when a drop of it on a cold plate sets.
    💡The plate test: chill a small plate in the freezer ahead of time, drip a little jam onto it and wait half a minute. If the drop wrinkles when you push it with your finger, the jam is ready.
  7. 7
    Pour into clean, sterilized jars.
    Jar
  8. 8
    Close tightly and turn the jars upside down about 5 minutes, then turn them back and let cool.
  9. 9
    Keep in the fridge for up to a month.
    Refrigerator
738calories
3 gprotein
190 gcarbs
0 gfat
● protein 1%● carbs 98%● fat 1%

Per serving (401 g), of 4 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (4) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Refrigerator · Also works: Freezer (Chills faster; don't let it freeze) · Ice bath (Ice bath)
  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Pot · Also works: Deep skillet (sauté pan) (less liquid, faster evaporation) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Wok (For quick cooking)
  • Jar · Also works: Storage container (None)

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