JAM MAKING.

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume I, Issue 85, 13 January 1880, Page 4

JAM MAKING.

To prevent the necessity of boiling the juice and sugar together, the most careful housekeepers novr put the quantity of sugar necessary to make the jelly they are preparing on plates in the oven, letting it get as hot as possible -without burning it -while boiling down the juica Currant Jelly.—A pound of white sugar to a pint of juice. Pound and sift the sugar, and treat it as hot as possible without burning or dissolv-

mg it Boil the juice five minutes very fast, and while boiling add the sugar, stir it well, and when it has boiled again one minute take it off. Black Currant Jelly.—To each pound of fruit allow one gill of water. Scald in preserving pan, but do not boil, bruising the berries with a silver fork or wooden beater. Strain through a flannel bag or hair sieve, allow a pound of sugar to a pint of juice, and boil ten minutes. Do not stir after the preserve has come to the boil, as it will not harm if not stirred when it commences. Red Currant Jelly without Boiling. —Take fresh red currants and put them in the oven to draw the juice ; then let them drain gradually. Take equal weights of juice and sugar, pound the BUgar fine in a mortar, pass it through a fine sieve, then place it on a dish to get well heated. When the juice is cold put it in the preserving pan, and place it on the fire ; put the sugar in by handfuls, stirring all the time. By the time the sugar is all in, the juice is ready to set. The color should be of a beautiful red. Covering Preserves.—“ M. E.” in the Queenslander, gives the following capital receipt:—Rill the jars or bottles, but not quite close to the top; cut squares of calico large enough to cover the mouth of the jar and fall over the bottle a little over an inch ; make boiled starch very stiff, spread thickly over the pieces of calico, and put on the bottles, starch inwards. It requires no tying, and is perfectly airtight, the starch forming a glaze when dry. I have jam perfectly good now that has been covered in that way, made seven months ago.