The Modern Preserver's Kitchen by Kylee Newton

Author:Kylee Newton [Newton, Kylee]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: Quadrille
Published: 2021-09-15T22:00:00+00:00

Troubleshooting

If you have a little jam, jelly or marmalade left in your pot after jarring, not enough to fill a whole jar, then put this into a heat-safe Tupperware or smaller jar and keep in the fridge once cooled. Eat this one first.

Sometimes, you’ll get some foam or “jam scum” while cooking. These are little white bubbles that form around the edges of the pan. This is fine, it’s just the foam of any impurities rising to the surface and can be easily and carefully scooped off with a spatula or spoon. Some stir through a knob of butter at the end to dissolve it, but it then wouldn’t be plant-based.

If you find mould when you first open a jar it means it wasn’t sterilized or sealed properly. Make sure you always fill hot jam into hot sterilized jars and seal with hot lids – all around 100°C (212°F) – and this shouldn’t happen. If it still happens, upgrade your jars and/or lids. All lids these days have a rubber seal inside that forms itself around the rim of the jar to create a secure seal. Make sure these haven’t deteriorated. If all else fails, use a disc of baking paper to line the surface of the jam before sealing or go old-school and use wax paraffin.

You can reset a loose jam/marmalade by decanting and re-boiling it with a little more sugar mixed with powdered pectin and lemon juice.

However, it can start to caramelize and darken in colour. If your set is too hard when you come to eat it, just mix in a little water to loosen it. In this case, it will have to be eaten quickly, as adding water has exposed it to live bacteria.

If you’re struggling to get a good set with your jam, marmalade or jelly, try substituting the sugar you’re using with a jam or preserving sugar – see sugars.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.