Emma MacDonald

Spiced Victoria Plum Jam

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Preparation info
  • Makes about:

    1.7 kg

    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      1 hr 25

Appears in
The Art of Preserving: Ancient techniques and modern inventions to capture every season in a jar
The Art of Preserving

By Emma MacDonald

Published 2021

  • About

You can use whichever variety of plums you have to make this jam. At Bay Tree we use Victoria plums, but golden or damson plums will be delicious, too, although of course the colour will change. Just make sure your plums are very ripe.

Ingredients

  • 1 kg/2 lb 4 oz Victoria plums, halved and stones/pits reserved
  • 2

Method

  1. Tie the plum stones, cinnamon sticks and cloves in a piece of muslin/cheesecloth.
  2. Put the plums, muslin bag and lemon juice in a preserving pan. Add 300 ml/10½ fl oz/scant