Gooseberry Jam

Dienia B.'s Note:

Art of Preserving, Jan Berry

• Total Time: 1 hrs 15 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Yield: 4 cups

• 2 lbs gooseberries
• 1 ¼ cups water
• 5 cups sugar
• 1 lemon, juice of

Directions:

1. Remove and discard all the stems.
2. Place the gooseberries in a jam pan or wide sauce pan. Add the water; cook over medium heat until gooseberries are just tender, about 10 minutes.
3. Add sugar and lemon juice and keep stirring until the sugar dissolves.
4. Turn up the heat; bring mixture to a boil.
5. Continue to cook rapidly until setting point is reached, about 45 minutes.
6. Ladle into warm sterilized jars and seal.

Reviews

[Yakima Valley Grammie]

Delicious and my kitchen smelled wonderful as the jam was cooking! Because gooseberries are so high in pectin I added 1/4 cup more water. It jelled beautifully! Also while the gooseberries are simmering in the water, put the sugar in a oven proof container and heat at 250 degrees for 10-15 minutes. Adding hot sugar to the gooseberry brew helps prevent sugar crystals from forming. During step 5, check the setting point after about 10-15 minutes of boiling--mine was ready after about 15 minutes of rapid boiling. This turned out so yummy I'm scouting up some more jars so I can make another batch.

[Kana]

Yummy, yummy! I loved how this jelled without pectin. It was very yummy both on biscuits and salmon!