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Woo

Joined: 19 Sep 2011
Posts: 787
Location: Mayenne, Pays de Loire

Posted: Fri Sep 04, 15 4:53 pm Post subject: Jam help
I am making peach jam this evening. I found 6kg of fruit from my bargain fruit trees, I have 6, 385 ml jars. how much will they make per kg of fruit as a general rule? never made jam before

sean
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 42225
Location: North Devon

Posted: Fri Sep 04, 15 5:03 pm Post subject:
Errm, don't know exactly but you'll get more Kg of jam than fruit. https://www.downsizer.net/Articles/Cooking%2C_preserving_and_home_brewing/Basic_jam_recipes/

johnc

Joined: 16 May 2005
Posts: 101
Location: Hay on Wye

Posted: Fri Sep 04, 15 5:10 pm Post subject:
Usually you will yield about 1 1/2 times the fruit weight in jam. A word of warning though, Peach jam in very difficult to get to set. Additional pectin will probably be required

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 44405
Location: yes

Posted: Fri Sep 04, 15 7:33 pm Post subject:
i was just about to say extra pectin,a few crab apples or perhaps the powdered stuff is the easy way and about 1 1/2 times the fruit

Woo

Joined: 19 Sep 2011
Posts: 787
Location: Mayenne, Pays de Loire

Posted: Sat Sep 05, 15 8:11 am Post subject:
Thank you all. attempt no 1 is a bit runny. but the children like it! I will have another go when I have been out for more jars!!

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