Cooking
Guide
Strawberry Jam
Makes: Approximately 1. kg
Ingredients:
1 kg
strawberries, washed and hulled
1 kg
caster sugar
pectin if required
Method:
Place strawberries in a 4-litre casserole dish. Cover
and cook on
HIGH
for
5 minutes
. Stir in sugar and
pectin if required. Cook on
MED HIGH
for
25 to 30
minutes
, stirring every
10 minutes
. Cool and bottle
in sterilised jars. Seal.
Sweet Apricot Jam
Makes: 3 cups
Ingredients:
50 g
dried apricots, cut in quarters
100 ml
water
1.3 kg
sugar
2 tablespoons
pectin
Method:
Place apricots and water in a 4-litre casserole dish.
Cover and allow to stand overnight. Add sugar to
apricots and water. Cover and cook on
HIGH
for
25 to 30 minutes
, stirring halfway through cooking.
Remove lid, add pectin, stir well. Cook on
HIGH
for
a further
25 to 30 minutes
, stirring halfway through
cooking. Allow to cool slightly before pouring into
sterilised jars. Seal.
Rhubarb and Berry Jam
Makes: 1
1
/
2
cups
Ingredients:
2 cups
chopped rhubarb
1
1
/
2
cups
berries, fresh or frozen
2 tablespoons
orange juice
1 cup
caster sugar
Method:
Combine rhubarb, berries and orange juice in
a 3-litre casserole dish. Cook on
HIGH
for
8 to 10
minutes
, stirring twice during cooking. Add sugar,
stir until dissolved, cook on
HIGH
for a further
10 to 15 minutes
, stirring every 5 minutes. Pour into
sterilised jars, and seal.
Orange Marmalade
Makes: 3 cups
Ingredients:
00 g
oranges
1
lemon
water
3 cups
sugar, warmed
Method:
Wash fruit. Cut fruit in half, reserve seeds, squeeze
juice from fruit and set aside. Remove rind from fruit
being careful not to include white pith. Cut rind into
fine strips. Set aside. Pour fruit juice into a 4-cup jug.
Add enough water to make 3 cups of liquid. Add
seeds. Cover and cook on
HIGH
for
20 minutes
.
Strain. Add sugar to mixture with rind, mix well and
cook on
HIGH
for a further
30 minutes
or until
marmalade has set. Pour into clean sterilised jars.
Seal.
Tip:
To warm sugar - Place sugar in a 2-litre
casserole dish and cook on
HIGH
for
1 to 1
1
/
2
minutes
.
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