Homemade Blueberry Jam

🧂 Ingredients

• 4 cups blueberries
• 2 cups white sugar
• 2 TBSP lemon juice

Instructions

• 1 Sterilise the jars and keep them warm.
• 2 Wash and dry the blueberries.
• 3 Place the blueberries, white sugar and lemon juice in a large saucepan.
• 4 Heat, on medium heat until the fruit starts to warm up and the sugar starts to
  melt.
• 5 Take a potato masher and mash the blueberries to the consistency that you want.
• 6 When the sugar has melted, turn up the heat and bring to a rolling boil.
• 7 Boil, for 15 minutes while stirring to prevent it from burning on the bottom of
  the saucepan.
• 8 If you have a candy thermometer, it needs to read 105°C (220°F), though you will
  need to keep a close eye on the mixture when it starts getting around this
  temperature.
• 9 If you don’t have a thermometer, you can use the jam / cold plate test. Before
  starting your jam, simply place 3 or 4 small plates in the freezer. When you
  think the jam may be ready, place a small teaspoon amount of jam onto one of the
  cold plates from the freezer and let it sit for about 30 seconds. Then run your
  finger through the middle of the blob of jam. If the line starts to fill back
  over, it means the jam is too runny and is not ready yet, so keep cooking and
  repeat again in about five minutes. If the line remains, then the jam has
  reached setting point and is ready.
• 10 Fill your sterilised jars with the jam and seal them while they are still warm.

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