High Dumpsideary Jam

Name: High Dumpsideary Jam
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Ingredients: 500 g/1 lb 2 oz plums, roughly chopped, and stones/pits reserved; grated zest and juice of 1 lemon; 15 g/½ oz fresh ginger, bruised; 2 cloves; 1 cinnamon stick; 500 g/1 lb 2 oz cooking apples, peeled, cored and roughly chopped; 500 g/1 lb 2 oz firm, under-ripe pears, peeled, cored and roughly chopped; 500 g/1 lb 2 oz firm, under-ripe pears, peeled, cored and roughly chopped; 25 g/1 oz/scant ¼ cup raisins; 1.3 kg/3 lb/scant 6 cups granulated sugar; 1 tsp butter

Preparation info

Makes about:
3.8 kg

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 30

Appears in

The Art of Preserving

By Emma MacDonald

Published 2021

About

It is thought that this jam gets its unusual name from a Mrs Dumpsideary. Finding there was nothing left to put on her toast, Mr Dumpsideary solves the problem by making her a jam from windfall autumn fruit and spices that he had in the cupboard. It is a very useful recipe if you have a glut of plums, apples and pears.

Ingredients

500 g/1 lb 2 oz plums, roughly chopped, and stones/pits reserved
grated zest and juice o

Preserve
Vegetarian
Gluten-free
Autumn

Method

Tie the plum stones, lemon zest, ginger, cloves and cinnamon in a piece of muslin/cheesecloth.
Put the muslin bag and all the ingredients, except the sugar and butter, in a preserving pan. Add 150 ml/5