A recipe, review & giveaway in collaboration with Ball Preserves.
I made jam!!!
For the first time in my adult life I have successfully managed to make jam!
Ok, if I’m going to be completely honest here, I successfully put all the ingredients into my new swish Ball® FreshTech Automatic Jam & Jelly Maker, pressed the button and it made jam, but I put the ingredients in there and spooned the resulting delicious jam into hot sterilized jars, I did!
Growing up in rural East Coast Canada jam and jelly making was part of our daily lives. My mother made the best jams, ever, and an extraordinary amount of my summer holidays were spent under the hot scorching sun picking wild berries – strawberries, blueberries, gooseberries, Indian plums, blackberries… oh don’t get me started on the blackberries.
You see, there was one really great wild blackberry patch that we knew of. It was thick and not unlike the bramble forest that enshrouded Sleeping Beauty’s castle in the fairy tale. Birds love wild blackberries, so they’d peck at the ones they could get to, leaving the biggest, ripest, juiciest ones in the centre of the bramble forest.
We were sent in, as children, to get those.
The thing is, wasps like those big ripe juicy berries too – and you’ve no idea how fast you can run, screaming, out of a blackberry patch when a bunch of wasps are stinging you to get you away. Oh the painful memories!
Irregardless, the jams and jellies my mother made out of those berries were second to none.
Except for the mint jelly. I could never understand the point of wild mint jelly, and now, in my adulthood, as I savor the most delicious and succulent slow roasted Shetland lamb, I totally get the appeal of mint jelly. We never ate lamb growing up though, and I always wondered why my mother made endless batches of wild mint jelly… perhaps it was just because she could?
But I waffle on.
I’ve made jam! I made jam before the rest of my family got up this lazy post-Eurovision song contest morning (how did they win?!).
I’ve got a fantastic new kitchen toy that I am so absolutely in love with – the Ball® FreshTech Automatic Jam & Jelly Maker, which makes jam and jelly making a simple and quick process. Homemade jam in under 30 minutes!
First impressions on the machine were how sturdy and well built it felt as I took it out of the box. It was remarkably simple to put together too – you screw the knob handle onto the glass lid, which sits on top of a large non-stick dishwasher safe pot fitted with a removable stirrer. This unit sits on a base with a detachable cord. No extra fiddly bits to get lost in drawers. It all stores together.
It looks the part too – with a sleek and simple design.
But how does it do when it comes to making jam?
It’s so simple to make! All you need to do is crush your desired fruit with a potato masher, sprinkle the Ball Jam Setting Mix with Pectin into the bowl, add the fruit and press enter to start! The machine beeps when it’s time to add the sugar, and it keeps everything stirring and cooking at the right speed and temperature to make the perfect jam!
I’ve tried making my own jam once or twice the old fashioned way, and I was disheartened by the fact that my jams crystallized. I’d done it wrong. Despite having forked out for the preserving jars, jelly nets, tongs, etc (gosh preserving stuff is expensive!) I never got around to trying to make jam again, until now.
This new machine has me converted on the whole homemade jam thing now. I have all sorts of ideas running through my head… what about a nice apple and nettle jelly? I can make my own mint jelly now! I’ll keep an eye out in the shops for reduced price fruits too and see what inspiration strikes. I might even have a go at this rather exotic sounding gooseberry and gin jam recipe from Foodie Quine!
I was quite busy in the kitchen this morning.
The jam quantity was sufficient to fill four Ball Quilted Crystal 240ml Preserving Jars, plus some extra which I left to cool in a little glass bowl. Enough to sandwich together a Victoria sponge cake with jam and fresh cream.
I thought I’d be all arty and make a three tier Victoria sponge as they tend to photograph well.
Not today.
I would not advise to use freshly made room temperature jam to sandwich together a three tier cake. It goes all… wonky. Tastes fantastic, but not so great in the looks (or ease of cutting and serving) department.
But still, that’s me now with the jam making bug – what am I going to make next?!
The Ball® FreshTech Automatic Jam & Jelly Maker is available exclusively from Lakeland for £149.99. They recommend that you use their Ball Jam Setting Mixes (RRP £4.98 each which makes 22 jars of jam). The quilted crystal 240ml preserving jars pictured cost £8.99 for six.
Ball Preserves have kindly offered the chance for one of my UK readers to win one of their Ball® FreshTech Automatic Jam & Jelly Makers – simply fill out the Rafflecopter form below to enter!
Strawberry Balsamic Jam
Ingredients
- 750 grams strawberries (1 kg purchased weight)
- 3 tbsp Ball Jam Setting Mix with Pectin
- 1.5 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 1/2 tsp butter
- 660 grams granulated sugar
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Instructions
- Wash the strawberries in cool, running water and drain. Remove the stems and hulls. Crush the berries, one layer at a time, with a potato masher. Measure out the required amount of fruit.
- Sprinkle the Ball Jam Setting Mix with Pectin evenly over the bottom of the Bell Automatic Jam & Jelly Maker pot fitted with the stirrer. Add the crushed strawberries and the balsamic vinegar evenly over the pectin. Add the butter to reduce foaming.
- Press the JAM button - the cook time will automatically default to 21 minutes. Press ENTER to begin cooking. In 4 minutes the appliance will emit 4 short beeps indicating that it is time to add the sugar.
- Add the sugar gradually while the stirrer continues turning. Place the glass lid on the pot. The appliance will continue to automatically stir the ingredients while it cooks. Stay within hearing/close proximity of the Jam & Jelly Maker while it cooks. The appliance will beep at the end of the process signalling that the cooking is complete. Press CANCEL and immediately remove the glass lid and unplug the appliance.
- Remove the stirrer with an oven mitt. Skim foam, if needed, from the top of the jam.
- Spoon the hot jam into hot sterilized glass jars and seal.
Notes
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Morning Glory Muffins
I really like apricot jam stirred into porridge
I love apricot jam, I have it on toast and in cakes
I love homemade plum jam on bread and butter and on crackers
I love apricot jam, mixed with chopped onions and chillies, makes a sweet relish. divine!
Strawberry jam on crumpets for me in the mornings
My favourite jam is strawberry. I usually have it on toast, but love it in cakes
I love a raspberry jam especially on a fresh baked warm croissant
My fave jam is raspberry and love to eat on toast, scones or in Victoria Sandwich
I love Strawberry jam with some cream in scones, mmm yummy.
My favourite has to be black cherry jam on hot crumpets – so yummy!
strawberry jam on a pancake with a bit of natural yoghurt
I love making Jam. I came first at our local fete with my Chilli Jam recipe, I love Chilli Jam and have it with cheddar and biscuits. I cant believe you can make jam in 30 mins!
looks very mess free and no time consuming. I will have a glut of blackberries this year, so this would be perfect.
Raspberry jam, on buttered brown bread… lovely….
I love strawberry jam and eat it on toast – unless scones are available
Blackcurrant on hot buttered toast as a supper treat
I’m liking a bit of marmalade at the moment, but my favourite jam is damson
Homemade ginger and rhubarb jam, with rhubarb from my garden. I love it in pastry – the perfect jam tarts.
I love chunky homemade strawberry jam on door stopper toast with plenty of butter! Yummy xx
Strawberry jam on fresh bread
I love raspberry seedless jam on scones with double cream
Raspberry jam on white toasted bread, or in a victoria sponge cake
strawberry jam on a scone with clotted cream (Devon way)
My fave is strawberry jam and I like it on toasts
I love strawberry jam on homemade scones or in a Victoria sponge cake with lots of buttercream!
Blueberry jam!
Strawberry jam in fruit scones with cream. Lovely in the summer.
I absolutely adore morello cherry jam. It taste amazing on toasted crumpets.. Or with warm freshly baked scone with Cornish clotted cream!
blueberry jam on toasted bagels
I would eat fresh Jam on top of a beautiful layer of sponge with a spoon of custard
My favourite is strawberry jam with butter on hot toasted crumpets..mmmmm where can I get some crumpets on a Sunday evening?! Thanks for the competition x
I love cherry jam and would love to make my own!
My favourite Jam is Raspberry Jam and my favourite way of eating it is on a scone with clotted cream
I love Strawberry jam on toasted white bread
i love blackcurrant jam on toast , yum yum !
I love Strawberry jam with proper butter on toasted white bread. Simple but glorious.
Apricot jam on toast or crusty bread if I’ve got it.
My favourite is morello cherry jam
I love strawberry jam on toast <3
blackberry on hot buttered toast, and I can eat this anytime of day, I love it so much xx
I love raspberry jam and amazed myself last year by actually making it, It tastes so much nicer when you make it yourself
A cherry conserve surely must be the best with anything bread and butter or a scone or in a bakewell tart
strawberry jam on freshly made scones with double cream
Apricot jam xxx
Orange marmelade is my definite favourite and I eat it with soft homemade baps and my cup of coffee 🙂
Raspberry jam is my favourite and I like it on my toast 🙂
I love sour cherry Jam on crispy sour bread toast x
I love peach jam although it is hard to get hold of in the UK. It’s especially scrummy on scones with clotted cream
I LOVE raspberry jam. My favourite way to eat it is on hot toasted crumpets with lashings of butter and then raspberry jam on top! Naughty but very nice!
I love black cherry Jam on crumpets, buttery toast, cheesecake, scones, my husband 😮 maybe not the last one 🙂
My two favourite jams are Fig and ginger and Apricot and almond. I love to eat my jam spread over toast with cheese sliced thinly on top (it’s a kind of Scandinavian approach) :0)
My favourite is rhubarb but as its so seasonal I rarely get organised enough to make it. It not one you can easily buy which is probably why I love it. Great on toast
Raspberry is by far my favourite. I love it one scones with cream or on wholemeal toast with butter.
Forgot to say I like jam on pikelets, hot and buttery, or on scones with cream.
I love homemade bramble jelly, which my mum makes the old-fashioned way, strained through a muslin. I also like apricot jam and recently came across a recipe for carrot jam which is supposed to taste like apricot jam – haven’t tried it yet though!
My mum makes her own jam called goosebury jam mmmmm would love to have a go at making my own
We harvest raspberries from June through to October so I love making and eating raspberry jam. Hubby prefers raspberry and blackberry which we also grow. Strawberry is another favourite as we have a PYO just up the road 🙂
I love strawberry jam and I like it with butter on toast
Thick strawberry jam with strawberry lumps x
I like to have strawberry jam on toast
Jam is ever something i think to eat, unless i see something like this and now i could eat it on anything! The jam in the shops isn’t as good as homemade though 🙁 need to have ago myself!
Cherry jam is my favourite especially on Croissants or crusty bread 🙂
I love strawberry jam on a hot piece of buttered toast
My favorite jam is strawberry, preferrably one with big chunks of whole fruit in it. I love it on scones most of all, with clotted cream of course.
Favourite jam is plum and I eat it on toast
Blackberry Jam is my favourite and I love it spread on white soda bread
love Strawberry jam with a little cream
my mum used to make great jam, I would love to have a go
MY NAN USED TO MAKE HOMEMADE JAMS, IVE NEVER TRIED F I WERE TO USE THIS ID MAKE, A NICE SUMMER FRUIT JAM AND CLOTTED CREAM ON A LOVRLY ”ROCKCAKE’ YUM YUM IN MY TUM…
i love good quality jam, love harrods blueberry jam, tastes divine
I love apricot jam and I most often have it on toast.I also use it when I make chocolate cake and I put it between the two sponges.It’s also really lovely in porridge.Thank you so much for giving us all a chance to win this fabulous prize,I’ve always wanted one but it’s so expensive x
I LOVE HOMEMADE STRAWBERRY JAM ON A FRESHLY MADE SCONE WITH CLOTTED CREAM.
Blackcurrant jam, using the blackcurrants from the garden. last year yield was 50 pots of jam, looking good this year. no jam left so at the moment
we had a glut of courgettes last year and trying to find different things to do with them, stumbled across Courgette & Pineapple jam – Now is by miles my favourite jam.
My favourite jam is strawberry and I eat it on everything I can but my favourite is fresh baked scones and cream.
i love apricot jam in a sandwich or on toast 🙂
I love Guava jam, and I love it on Jamaican bread 🙂
I made plum jam (Victoria Plums)for the first time last year…..such a delicate flavour& beautiful pink colour. Loved it plain in toast and on porridge to add sweetness.
for me, it’s strawberry jam and clotted cream on a freshly baked scone
Love Strawberry Jam with scones and cream
I love homemade Damson Jam. Love it with rice pudding or just on toast. Home made is always best as you get loads of chunks of fruit in it.
My favourite type of jam is strawberry jam and i like it on scones the most!
I love Lemon and Lime jam on some fresh scones or fresh bread
I love strawberry jam on toast. My mum loves making jam. She would love this.
I am currently in love with Blackcurrant Jam, I love it on toast, ryvita or crackers.
The classic strawberry jam; on toast.
Black current with butter AND clotted cream on scones…. And plenty of them 🙂
I love strawberry jam on seeded toast it’s delicious
I love greengage jam, but have never tried making it.
I love gooseberry jam and eat it with croissants ! yum
I love cherry jam on hot toast or served with a croissant
Strawberry jam is my favourite I love it on toast, homemade scones, cakes and porridge
I love making my blackcurrant jam with blackcurrants picked from the garden
My favourite is raspberry jam eaten on buttered oatcakes
Strawberry on toast
Strawberry jam topped on a scone
raspberry jam on scones with cream of course!
Strawberry Jam on home made scones with a dollop of crème fraiche 🙂
Apricot jam! I love it in my porridge for breakfast!
My favourite jam is homemade strawberry jam I love it with everything especially croissants
Rhubarb & Ginger is one of my favorites. I love it on toast, in a sandwich (sometimes with Peanut Butter) and have used it as the jam filling in a bakewell tart.
My favourite jam is Damson and I love it on fresh white bread, yum
Homemade strawberry jam is divine! Thanks for the chance to win the maker
Strawberry jam and cream cheese in a toasted sandwich
Raspberry jam is the the one that succeeds for me and I also suck seeds from it
I love blackcurrant jam, But my fav is Strawberry Jam which is good on buttery toast!
My mother in law has a recipe for homemade Morello Cherry and Rum Jam – and it is delicious!
Strawberry jam, lurpak butter on warm home made fruit scones, yummy!
My favourite jam is Tesco Value Mixed Fruit as it has no seeds or bits in (which I do not like). I love to eat it on waffles with cream . I also make a lot of jam tarts
Black cherry jam. In a Victoria sponge or on plain yoghurt.
strawberry jam on scones is lovely
Raspberry Jam – love it in a sponge cake, on toast and with my rice pudding x
Strawberry jam – direct from the jar!
Has to be raspberry jam on a scone with smothered with Cornish clotted cream.
strawberry jam on toast with a mug of tea
I adore strawberry jam, on toast or in fresh crusty bread
I love jam on toast, it’s my favourite! Makes my mornings such better!
Good old strawberry for me please! And as part of a Cornish cream tea 🙂
Rhubarb & Ginger Jam is lovely – I have it everyday on my toast
I actually prefer homemade marmalade to jam, but when I do make jam I like to try out unusual ingredients – I made a delicious kiwi jam last year which was actually delicious with cheese on toast, as strange as that sounds! If I’m buying from the shop I always pick raspberry or cherry though.
My fave is rhubarb jam – I made some this week from the glut of rhubarb we have at the minute! I spoon a dollop into my porridge every day – just perfect!
on toasted sandwich with grated cheese trust me its lush!
Have never been able to make jam, would be great
I love fig jam, with fresh bread and butter
I love marmalade – does that count as a jam? – especially on toast in the mornings for breakfast as a treat.
You cannot beat a good strawberry sandwich with a picnic in the park. It reminds me of my childhood and I’m not giving up the tradition any time soon. Great prize!
homemade bramble jelly jam on hot crumpets..yummy 🙂
I love all types of jam, though my favourite is blueberry and mint. I love it on warm scones
I love raspberry jam and on pancakes is the best!!
I love raspberry jam, and I love it with cream on scones. Yummy!
I like strawberry jam 🙂 with homemade pancakes and cottage cheese… yummy
I love Apricot jam for my breakfast on wholemeal toast .x
i love Lemon & Lime marmalade and i have it on toast but i also add it to a basic cake mix to give it a bit of a twist
The homemade jam a friend makes with the fruit she has grown in her own garden, love it piled up on toast
I love raspberry jam on scones with clotted cream
My favourite jam, is my Granny’s homemade blueberry jam spread on freshly made scones or pancakes.
My favourite is raspberry jam on hot buttered toast.
yummy
Strawberry and white chocolate on home made scones
My favourite jam is blackcurrent made from homegrown blackcurrents from our allotment and i love to use the jam to fill cakes with some cream added and spread on warm bread.
you cannot beat strawberry jam, i like it on hot toast dripping with butter and lashings of jam! yum!
Strawberry jam either on buttered toast or in a scone
My favourite is strawberry jam I would love to make my own
I love strawberry jam on toast! even better with real butter aswell!
I love strawberry jam on toast!
I love making jam. I pick blackberries on the path behind tesco and freeze them after washing in small batches. When I have enough I do a mammoth jam making session. I made marmalade from lemons this year too and that turned out really well.
Apricot jam on croissants – yummm
My favourite is strawberry jam with toasted scones
Strawberry Jam, smothered on fresh scones with cream!
I love blackcurrant jam and I have it on hot toast
My favourite is strawberry jam, my grandmother used to make it and it was always slightly runny but tasted delicious.
Pear and ginger is my favourite which I love to eat with a good cheese.
my fav jam is strawberry and i like to eat it on scones with cream
Raspberry is my favourite flavour jam, I absolutely love it on toast and scones!
Love grape jam but have only found it in the States!
i love raspberry jam, got to be a good brand though. i like it in cake
i like plum jam with rice pudding
James and clotted cream. Yummy yummy yummy. My favourite xxx
Raspberry on toast
I like strawberry jam. Preferably on a scone with cream!
raspberry jam on gorgeous fresh white bread-delicious!!
My favourite jam is blackberry and I eat it in my porridge
I like to have blue berry on the side of cheese cake.
Blueberry jam – on sourdough toast or in a victori sponge.
Strawberry as liked since young
Damson jam with damson from my aunt’s tree, practically live on it for a year there are so many damsons
I once made gooseberry jam and it was great so that would be my favourite
Strawberry jam smothered on pancakes. Awesome!
I absolutely love ginger jam! Whether on toast alone, or with cheese on crackers. I’m not usually a fan of spicy food but for some reason I love anything that is ginger flavoured.
Raspberry is my favourite and enjoy it the most on hot buttered toast
I love homemade Blackberry jam on freshly baked scones and on crumpets.
Hi! There, Listening about making Strawberry Balsamic Jam is great. It can be used with bread, porridge, jammy dodgers, crumpets, toast, queen of puddings, and many different things, they can be made delicious with it. As it takes as little time as around 20 minutes, so it seems good to cook it in home.
Rhubarb and ginger jam, just a dollop on cheese and crackers is heaven.
I absolutely love plum jam with clotted cream on a classic scone mmmmm xx
wow I make jam that’s so much easier
i love damson jam on toast, absolutely lovely
My own homemade strawberry jam is a favourite on hot buttered crumpets, also on scones with clotted cream. I make blackberry jam in the autumn which is also delicious. Apple jam, carrot jam and quince jam are also favourites in our house.
I love pineapple jam, with brown bread and butter (preferably).
I love blackberry jam as it reminds me of picking lackberries with my grandmother and watching her make them into jam and pies 🙂
Would love to have a go making some delicious jam!
Wow. Sounds great. I am a jam addict. I think I will get one of those jam and jelly makers myself.
I love black cherry jam, it’s my absolute favourite. I spread it on the bottom of the pastry case when I make bakewell tart, the black cherry and almond flavours are the best!
Strawberry jam in a cake!
i love raspberry jam in cakes, on scones, toast and sandwiches 🙂
I can never get my jam making efforts to set properly, so maybe a jam and jelly making machine is the answer.
Blackcurrant jam is my favourite, especially in a Victoria sponge.
I adore bramble jelly jam and like it best on toast
I love chunky strawberry jam, in a Victoria sponge – yours may be wonky but it still looks amazing!
Blackcurrant jam is my favourite and I like it on toast
Blackcurrant jam on toast is my favourite
At the moment I’m loving (Hartley’s) strawberry jam, especially on toast!
I live strawberry jam served with scones and clotted cream
I love Raspberry jam and love to slather on a a toasted English Muffin
apricot jam and i love it on toast with lashings of butter
My favourite jam is damson and I like it best on toast.
I love raspberry jam on thickly cut wholemeal or granary bread x
STRAWBERRY
I love my nan’s homemade raspberry jam on crusty bread
My favourite is apricot jam – I love it on toast. 🙂
My favourite jam is Black Cherry jam spread generously on toasted homemade bread
I love strawberry jam and I like to mix it into my porridge
I love blueberry jam. I use it in home-made jammy dodgers – delicious!
i love making home made apricot jam with my boys x
I love strawberry jam on crumpets or toast.
I like strawberry jam in my porridge. I’ve made strawberry jam and blackberry jam before. It is hard to keep blackberry jam from becoming too thick.
Apple and blackcurrant jam on toast is my favourite
Blackberry jam in a nice pastry case with evaporated milk poured over
coconut jam on waffles is a must!!
I love to make jam with whatever we have a glut of, generally raspberries and/or strawberries. This makes me feel doubly virtuous.
My favourite jam is Bramble and I like to use it for Queen of Puddings
I love blackcurrent jam, preferrably as a cake filling though! But toast is cool too.
Strawberry jam on homemade scones are my favourite, and everyone else’s!
raspberry jam is my favourite on scones
Raspberry jam is my favourite, but I also love any with additions like champagne or whisky. And on toast. Crunchy and sweet; lovely!
I love raspberry jam in tarts or on toast.
Calamondin Orange and Lime Jam, and we tend to eat it on pikelets, crumpets, toast, or just plain old bread and butter.
Strawberry jam is our fav in the house. Love it in scones with clotted cream
I love strawberry jam spread on hot buttered toast
We love fig and apple jam it tastes amazing we add cinnaman for a kick
Living in Cheddar it has to be strawberry jam, the best way to eat it is just with a really good slice of homemade bread and butter!
I made my own rhubarb & ginger jam, it was the best jam I’ve ever tasted and I had it on scones
I love raspberry jam on toast ,crumpets and scones
now that sounds interesting!
My favourite jam is strawberry and I love to eat it with homemade scones butter and cream
I love raspberry jam and like to have it on a scone for afternoon tea……
but that’s quite rare and usually just have it on toast in the morning 🙂
Strawberry jam is my favourite and I love it spread on toast, in cakes, even in sandwiches.
My favourite is Apricot Jam. I eat it every morning on wholemeal toast
I love mom’s blaclberry and apple jam, especially on toast
My favourite jam is strawberry jam and I like to eat it spread on toast.
Love strawberry jam on toast, in a sandwich and especially in a Victoria sandwich
My absolute favourite is raspberry in Victoria sponge cakes or with peanut butter on sandwiches. I would say I’m not that picky as I found a jar of apricot jam which is also quite tasty
Love strawberry jam on home made warm bread
Strawberry Jam on Toast or Crumpets, thanks for the chance to win.
I love apricot jam which I use to make a hazlenut and apricot version of a Bakewell tart. It works wonders!
I’m boring and just love a plain raspberry jam! Im not fussed if it has seeds in or not and its great on toast or sometimes as an indulgent little jam sandwich and cakes with it!!
I love strawberry jam and raspberry jelly both served with crumpets!
My favourite is blackcurrant jam, particularly on a freshly baked scone with some clotted cream.
I love rhubarb and ginger jam on toast
Just good old strawberry jam on toast or in a sandwich (white bread and butter).
strawberry jam on scones, yummy bit of cream on the side too
Greengage jam made from fruit from the garden, lovely on homemade scones
Damson jam is my fave i love it on toast but i can’t seem to find it anywhere lately
A nice tart Blackcurrant jam! I have never tried to make my own jam so this would give me the perfect incentive to give it a go!
I love homemade blackcurrant jam on soda bread.
Love apricot jam on my crumpets
I LOVE PB & J SANDWICHES WITH RASPBERRY JAM
I love strawberry jam and enjoy eating it on toast or else with a scone or two.
I love the basics, strawberry jam for me. Love it in cakes or just straight out the jar!!
Tiptree strawberry jam and I like it on scones and covered in thick cornish cream
I love good old strawberry jam on toast for breakfast and have it most days 🙂
my favorite jam is blackcurrant
My favourite jam has got to be strawberry..I love it on it buttered toast and in victoria sponge cakes
i love strawberry jam on toast , or on crackers with butter too nom nom
Strawberry jam on cream scones or buttered toast
Blackcurrant jam on toast as a Sunday morning treat with a pot of tea and papers
Raspberry on scones with butter and clotted cream 🙂
i just love blueberry jam, i usually have it on victoria sponge cake or just on toast
I love strawberry jam and my most favourite way to eat it is on a scone with cream
home grown gooseberry jam on fresh baked bread strait out of the oven
I like strawberry jam on toast for my breakfast 🙂
My absolute favourite is strawberry jam , I usually eat it on toast 🙂
I love peach and ginger jam and I eat it on toast
I guess out of all the jams I have tried, Raspberry is my favourite. I tend to eat it on toast, or in a victoria sponge.
It has to be lovely raspberry jam and I love it with butter on toast
Pineapple jam on toast, so delicious
Bramble jelly and i love it best with english butter in scones x
My favourite jam is seedless strawberry jam (must be getting old i don’t like bits on food).I love it on hot toasted ‘Hard dough bread’ (a west indian bread, best hot and fresh from a bakery).Put butter on first then the jam and as the bread is soooo soft the butter and jam sonk into the bread.Yum.
It has to be strawberry and vanilla jam for me – I love to eat it on scones!
I absolutely love raspberry jam on a warm scone with butter or in a classic Victoria sandwich
Blackberry and apple because it reminds me of happy times spent picking these fruits on my grandmas’s garden
Wow I didn’t know you could get jam makers!! My favourite jam is blackcurrant and I love it with butter on toast yum yum!! X
Rhubarb and ginger on toast or dolloped on Greek yoghurt
My mum’s peach & raspberry jam is my favourite, and it’s delicious on scones with cream!
Morello cherry jam and I like to eat it either on toast or in a sponge cake
I have never tried to make jam but I would love to try. My favourite is rubarb jam and I like it on crumpets
Cherry jam and I adore it on fresh, doorstep hedgehog bed
I love strawberry jam on toast with lots of butter.
Nicely runny home made strawberry jam on a warmed croissant is the very very best!
My favourite jelly is blackberry jelly and I like to eat it on dry wholemeal toast.
Apricot jam on a lovely warm croissant
I make loads of jam and esp like blackberry and apple jam.. I get all the fruit from scrumping in my back yard
Blackcurrant jam on toast!!
Strawberry is my favourite and I like it best spread thinly on hot buttered toast
My favourite jam is raspberry, love having it it hot buttered toast which invariably i get down my front!
I enjoy blueberry jam on toast.
I love strawberry jam and cream or yogurt on crackers.
I love raspberries, so my fave jam has to be raspberry jam, I will have it on toast, sandwiches and I love a big spoonful in rice pudding
my favourite jam is blackcurrant or strawberry & yummy swirled in hot porridge on cold winter morning
My mums cherry jam with butter on crusty bread or quince jelly
Strawberry jam on scones with cream
strawberry jam on brown toast
Has to be strawberry jam especially on home made Victoria sponge or scones 🙂 but would love o experiment with different flavours 🙂
Plum anc Chilli jam on cheese for me
My favourite is strawberry jam – having lived in cornwall I think the ONLY way to eat jam is as a cream tea! 😀
mixed fruit jam on piping hot toast with butter
I love spicy chilli jam and I always eat it with cold meats and leftovers – yum!
I love strawberry and champagne jam spread on warm fruit scones with cream
Black cherry jam!
Raspberry jam on toast
My favourite jam is Raspberry and I like to eat it in scones.
Strawberry Jam in a scone with lots of cream
My Favourite Jam by far is strawberry. We have masses of them growing wild just a few feet from our back door so this would be fantastic to win x
I like strawberry jam on toast for my breakfast
I like Blueberry Jam on homemade bread with a bit of butter.
Raspberry jam is my favourite and I love it dolloped on a fresh scone with cream
My favourite jam is strawberry and I love it in crepes or on pancakes
Home made strawberry jam for me the old fashion way did not know there was a machine that would make it for me
strawberry jams my favorite love it on scones with butter and fresh or clotted cream and in a homemade victoria sponge
This jam looks amazing. Its so glossy! Can I be strange and say I don’t actually like lumps of fruit in my jam. I know I’m very weird lol
I love homemade strawberry jam, made with local strawberries, can’t beat it.
My absolute favourite is raspberry jam, I prefer it with seeds too unusually.
I love to eat strawberry jam on warm buttery crumpets for breakfast xx
hank you for a chance!
My favourite jam gooseberry,remember how my dad used to make all kind of jams at home,but gooseberry stayed my favourite 🙂 Loved put butter on my slice of bread and then spread jam , yummmyyyyy 🙂
I’ve never made my own jam before but I’d love to give it a go, bet it tastes great!
That cake looks insane, although I am not much of a fan of jam myself you took some fab pics! xx
strawberry on toast x
I love strawberry jam and eat it on toast or my fav on scones with cream yum!
I love Strawberry jam and I love to eat it on buttery warm croissants sat in the sunshine
I love apricot jam, especially on hot buttered toast for breakfast – or plum jam made to my Mums recipe
This looks amazing, I love the look of your sponge cake! The jam maker is so handy isn’t it, I couldn’t get over how easy it is! My favourite jam is seedless strawberry (although I made kiwi jam in mine which was fab too!)
I love apricot jam and like to eat it with butter on croissants.
I have never made jam – I love the look of this jam maker – what a great idea. LOVE your photos – and cake 😉 Kaz x
I love strawberry jam! It’s my favourite! Don’t get it very often any more but when I do, I simply enjoy it on toast with some butter!
I love strawberry jam on fresh buttered scones with a little cream.
passion fruit jam on top of baked cheesecake. yum yum!
I love raspberry jam, it’s fab on freshly made wheaten scones with a dollop of clotted cream and a pot of quality tea
I love raspberry jam on hot buttered crumpets
This sounds amazing! Sooo yummy, and I’m always in awe of how versatile balsamic is!
I absolutely love strawberry jam. Best eaten on toast with a bit of butter
i like to make blackberry jam as we enjoy to pick the berries ourselves
blackcurrant jam on my toast but its also good on a scone
nothing beats strawberry jam as part of a cream tea
My favourite jam is apricot and I love it on toast. I also use it to stick marzipan to cakes.
I love strawberry jam, especially on homemade scones with clotted cream!
Homemade strawberry jam with scones and cream on a nice sunny day eaten in the garden.
I love to have strawberry jam and cream on a fresh baked scone (you cant beat it )
I like blackberry jam on sweet pancakes, super yummy!
Yay well done for making your own jam, it looks delicious and I am super impressed. I could do with some jam in a scone right now!
We love going to pick Blackberries and then making Blackberry and apple jam. Love it on toast for breakfast
Absolutely love Strawberry Jam, especially in porridge for breakfast or on freshly baked scones. Nothing nicer in the world!
Blackcurrant jam, on toast – can’t beat it!
Our favourite jam of all time is Damson Gin Jam.
I make it with the Damson that have been steeping for months in Gin when I make Damson Gin (you can also do whiskey and brandy … hic!!). It seemed a shame to dispose of such luscious smelling damsons when I came to bottle the in the first time I did it, so I stoned the fruit and carried on to make jam. Even the stones were used the very first time I made it … I fed them to the pigs and big piggy drunken snores were heard for hours 🙂
I love cherry jam on scones with clotted cream.
I love my sisters homemade Blackberry jelly on really fresh, proper bread.
Strawberry Jam with clotted cream butter & scones!
i love homemade strawberry jam on hot toast thankyou
I love strawberry jam and having it as a cream tea with scones and cream xx
I love strawberry jam on toast for breakfast 🙂
i like homemade blackberry jelly jam on bread & butter or a fresh warm scone
I love jam. I will copy your recipe. Thanks for sharing x
I love blackcurrant jam and scones with clotted cream jam on first!
My favourite is gooseberry jam and I love it on soft tiger bread so delicious
My son loves jam a lot
Strawbeerrt jam on scones
I love homemade plum jam with scones and Earl Grey tea
This is a great giveaway, I have a weird phobia of jam though!
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I love apricot jam on toast for my breakfast each morning
I like Apricot Jam, I usually have it on toast or have on crumpets
I have never made jam before but that cake looked incredible – I need some cake now!
My Favourite Jam Is Strawberry Jam & I Love To Eat It With Cream On A Scone 🙂
Wow. That’s quick making of jam. Congratulations on your first! More jams to make!:)
I have to admit ive never made jam but I am wanting a slice of that cake, it looks absolutely amazing x
I love lemon curd jam always loved it
Strawberry jam spread thickly on toast
I love strawberry jam on freshly baked scones – even better when shared with friends.
Balsamic vinegar in jam, what a strange idea. Looks lovely in the cake though x
i love cheese on toas with strawberry jam ontop x
I love strawberry jam eaten on toast
I know it’s cheating a bit, but I really love Bramble Jelly. There is just something about the taste and texture that just ticks al the boxes for me. My wife Helen uses it in her bread and butting pudding sometimes, instead of the usual marmalade, and it is just heavenly 🙂
I love strawberry jam and enjoy a blob of it on a homemade scone with a dollop of cream!
My son is obsessed with jam so this is a recipe I need to try!
I would never have thought to put balsamic vinegar in jam. It must be fun making your own as you can experiment with combinations!
I love strawberry jam, total classic but I love it! I always have jam on toast or blobbed into porridge or rice pudding xxx
That sounds like an interesting combination I would not have ever thought to mix in balsamic vinegar.
ALWAYS CHEAPER ALWAYS TASTE THE BEST
I have never made jam before but my mum and grandmother used to make a lot when I was young. I am loving the giveaway, definitely entering.
My favourite jam was always marmalade and I love having it on toast
What a awesome prize, I don’t eat Jam so I won’t enter – but yours turned out really well. You’ve obviously got the hang of making jam now.
Oh wow! I love making homemade jam, I didn’t know I could buy a machine to make it! I have to get one 🙂