Strawberry jam
Rhubarb jam
1. Preparing the fruit
Wash the strawberries and remove the
stems. Leave small berries whole but cut
medium or larger strawberries into quarters
or even eighths. Alternatively, thickly slice
the berries.
2. For Vital programme
P2
- soft set style
Add the sugar, water and ¼ lemon with
its peel. Do not add the fruit. Select
P2
and press OK. The display shows “ - - “.
When the jam maker beeps, after about
15 - 20 minutes, add the prepared fruit.
Programme the cooking time indicated
above and press OK. Remove the lemon
and any pips at the end of cooking.
For Tradition programme
P3
Add the fruit, water, lemon juice and sugar
to the bowl. Select programme
P3
and
press OK, then select the cooking time
indicated above and press OK.
For Quick programme
P4
Put the fruit, water and lemon juice in the
bowl. Programme the pre-cooking time
indicated above and press OK.
When the jam maker beeps, add the jam
sugar and press OK again. The programmed
time 7 minutes is automatically displayed.
Set the cooking time, checking the jam
sugar packet for advice on boiling time,
and press OK.
3. Test for a set
When cooking is fi nished, test for a set
(see page 5 for details). Skim any scum or
add butter to disperse. Wait 4 or 5 minutes
before potting. Stir gently and then pot and
label (see page 5 for details).
Variation:
If preferred you can use Tradition
P3
recipe and 1 bottle (250 g) liquid apple
pectin extract to set the jam. Prepare using
steps 1 and 2, then remove the paddle
using oven gloves, stir in the liquid pectin
with a wooden spoon and remove any
scum. It is not necessary to test for a set.
Pot as directed above. Do not move jars for
12 hours as it could affect the set.
1. Preparing the fruit
Cut off rhubarb leaves. Wash and dry the
stalks. Remove any fi brous threads as for
runner beans. Cut into 3 cm-long pieces
and put them in the strainer.
2. Extracting the juice
Remove the paddle from the bowl, add
400 ml cold water and put the strainer
with the rhubarb on top. Put the lid on.
Select programme
P1
and press OK, then
select 20 minutes extraction time. During
extraction, occasionally press the fruit
down with the ladle to crush and stir to
obtain the most juice. Retain the pulp.
3. For Vital programme
P2
- soft set style
Set aside the juice and the pulp. To make
a syrup, add the sugar, 150 ml water and
¼ lemon with its peel to the Vitafruit bowl.
Do not add the juice and pulp. Select
P2
and press OK. The display shows “ - - “.
When the jam maker beeps, after about
15 – 20 minutes, add the prepared juice
and pulp. Programme the cooking time
indicated above and press OK. Remove the
lemon and any pips at the end of cooking.
For Tradition programme
P3
Add the rhubarb pulp to the extracted juice
plus the sugar. Select
P3
and press OK,
then select the cooking time indicated
above and press OK.
4. Test for a set
When cooking is fi nished, test for a set
(see page 5 for details). Skim any scum
or add butter to disperse. Pot quickly and
label (see page 5 for details).
Variation:
After a set has been obtained, stir in
50 g roughly chopped stem ginger plus
2 tablespoons stem ginger syrup for
Rhubarb and Ginger Jam. Leave to stand
until a skin begins to form before potting.
Note: Rhubarb jam tends to spit during
cooking so always stop the timer before
removing the lid.
Vital
P2
Tradition
P3
Quick
P4
1 kg strawberries
150 ml water
¼ unwaxed lemon with
peel on
350 g granulated sugar
a knob of butter (optional)
1 kg strawberries
200 ml water
3 tablespoons fresh lemon
juice
800 g granulated sugar
a knob of butter (optional)
1 kg strawberries
200 ml water
3 tablespoons fresh lemon
juice
1 kg jam sugar
a knob of butter (optional)
Cooking time:
about 25-30 min
Cooking time: about 30 min
Pre-cooking time:
about 20 min
Cooking time: about 4 min
Yield: 1¾ lb
Yield: about 2¾ lb
Yield: about 3½ lb
Vital
P2
Tradition
P3
Quick
P4
1 kg rhubarb stalks
¼ unwaxed lemon with peel on
600 g granulated sugar
a knob of butter (optional)
1 kg rhubarb stalks
800 g granulated sugar
a knob of butter (optional)
Quick programme
not recommended
for Rhubarb jam
Juice extraction time: 20 min
Juice extraction time: 20 min
Cooking time: 40 min
Cooking time: 40 min
Yield: 1¾ lb
Yield: 2 lb
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