Kerala Recipe

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General Rules in Jam making

In jam making some special utensils and equipments are essential to make this work easier and simpler. A wide and deep bottomed aluminum or enamel vessel is ideal. The width helps more boiling surface and hence quick evaporation. A wooden spoon, rather than metal, should be used for stirring the contents.
A slotted spoon can remove any seeds that come to the top while boiling Jar and lid have to be boiled for 15 minutes. Drain and leave to dry before filling. Fruits should be sound and just ripe, better to be under ripe rather than over ripe.

The jam will set well only if there is sufficient acid and sugar. For Fruits which have less acid, lime juice has to be added.

Boil the fruit with the amount of water as directed and cook till soft and pulpy. Remove from fire and dissolve the sugar completely before putting back on the fire, otherwise the sugar tends to crystallize
After the prcess.

For testing, keep a saucer of water nearby; let a few drops of jam fall into the water. If the jam jells, you can be sure it is ready. Serve food from fermenting.