Preserves Online: Red Raspberry Preserves

Tuesday 17 July 2012

Red Raspberry Preserves

Making delicious jam can be relatively simple if you prepare it with this streamlined method. Fruit is particularly amenable to canning because of the acid that it contains. Adding sugar in high concentration will also help with preservation. Many recipes call for extended boiling to reduce the volume (i.e. reduction) but if the sugar is added up front, it minimizes the boiling step and preserves more flavor. If the temperature is less, add sugar by the tablespoon until it gets to the right temperature. Be aware that boiling sugar solutions will burn you quickly and seriously! Leave about a quarter inch of headroom. A canning funnel (not used here) makes for less mess. Wipe the jar rim with a clean towel, if there is any jam on the jar rim. The rim must be clean in order to have a good seal.