There is no artificial pectin here to make the jam set so I collected up a bag of windfall apples which I had been feeding to the neighbours sheep and set about trying to make my own pectin. It took a long time to cook them down to an apple sauce like structure and then not having any muslin to strain it through over night I had to sacrifice a white T shirt.
The jam still came out a little bit on the runny side after using the pectin but I think that is more to do with my impatience with the boiling proc
ess. Next is cider making. Most apples are left on the trees to drop as people seem to want to buy shiny, waxy, tastless varieties from the shops than pick their own. My uncle has a simple yet effective cider recipe so get ready for some explosions!
ess. Next is cider making. Most apples are left on the trees to drop as people seem to want to buy shiny, waxy, tastless varieties from the shops than pick their own. My uncle has a simple yet effective cider recipe so get ready for some explosions!
1 comment:
That looks wonderful. I remember trying to make strawberry jam once but because that has virtually no pectin in it all I managed to do was scald my hand and burn the oven. Your cooking looks amazing.
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