Warning for budding jam makers

[Workingman]

I was making onion marmalade as per Debih's recipe. Everything was going fine and it was thickening up nicely.

It was still at the stage where drawing a spoon across the pan had the mix closing back up. Then nature called for a number 1 and I had to go - less than two minutes.

In that time it caught and burnt. That is how quick a disaster can happen.

The lesson? Once the jam is nearly there do not turn your back on it for more than a second.

Good jam making.

[debih]

I never ever leave the kitchen when I'm jam making. It can all go wrong so quickly!

Did you manage to rescue the onion marmalade?


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[Workingman]

Nah, I had to start again.

Burnt jam is burnt jam... but only some sugar and cider lost. The second lot was fine...I added some chilli powder. Cracking!

[Ally]

Cider lost?!

I'd be in bits!

[meriad]

Cider lost?!

I'd be in bits!

[meriad]

Phew Ally, you can rest assured. Just had a look at the recipe on the other thread and it's cider vinegar, not proper cider

[Ally]

Phew Ally, you can rest assured. Just had a look at the recipe on the other thread and it's cider vinegar, not proper cider

Oh phew!

[Workingman]

I used real drinkable cider.... then it went in the bin.

Deesasterrr.

[Kaz]

Hmmm yes but there is sugar in cider, so maybe that was a contributing factor? I'll stick with the vinegar

[debih]

You need the acidity from the cider vinegar.


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