Decline in jam varieties

[JohnD]

Look at this "Jam"

Prepared with 34g of Fruit per 100g,

Total Sugar content: 62g per 100g

 

[Stivino]

It says "Prepared with 61g of Fruit per 100g"

Good stuff and far exceeds the standard required of "Jam"

It used to be 65%, that's why I preferred it.

 

[Mottie]

The one I get from Aldi is always called conserve. But what is the difference, compared to jam?

Generally speaking, jam is mashed up fruit and sugar, preserve is whole fruit and sugar, conserve is whole fruit, sugar and added spices.

 

[JonathanM]

Look at this "Jam"

Prepared with 34g of Fruit per 100g,

Total Sugar content: 62g per 100g

The basic rule seems to be that for "jam" there must be at least 60g of sugars in total per 100g. And then, according to the UK regulations below, it seem like there must be at least 35g of fruit per 100g for strawberry jam. But your example only shows 34g! These regulations also explain why my apricot "conserve" is called "Extra jam" on the back label. Never knew there was "Extra" jam!

 

[Justin Passing]

Thanks for the black cherry tip I'll look for that.

The only one I buy otherwise is Waitrose's Ginger Marmalade. Anyone know a cheap one?


When aah were a lad we had a lot of "Red Jam". Mixed fuits I think. It was dead cheap.

For special there was Hartley's "New Jam" in a tapering pot. There was a pineapple one, we had once in a blue moon.

 

[crystal ball]

I recall chatting with a teacher on holiday, whilst at university her holiday job was in jam factory putting the stones back in the jars of plum jam on a conveyor line

 

[Odds]

Generally speaking, jam is mashed up fruit and sugar, preserve is whole fruit and sugar, conserve is whole fruit, sugar and added spices.

It's easy to make jam so i haven't seen store bought stuff for donkey's years.
If you have a handful of fruit and sugar it can take about 20 mins to make enough to spread on toast. If you're using soft fruit, like strawberry, add a bit of lemon juice to let it set evenly and boil up to 105 degrees. Simples.

 

[Diver Fred]

Aldi's does some wonderful 'Curds' in their middle isle. Keeps the wife happy.

Tiptree also do some nice Curds'.

(B***** the cholesterol ! )

 

[Deleted member 18243]

You can't beat Rose's Lime Marmalade.

 

[JohnD]

I recall chatting with a teacher on holiday, whilst at university her holiday job was in jam factory putting the stones back in the jars of plum jam on a conveyor line

Leg pull.

Some people also believe that the pips in raspberry jam are added after being whittled down from wood.

 

[JohnD]

Tiptree make some very fine jams at about twice the price. Quite a large range. Their "Little Scarlet" strawberry is world famous among tbe cognoscenti and is widely sold in supermarkets.

They have their own fruit farm near Chelmsford.

They also make a very superior and expensive tomato ketchup, though an equally good one is sometimes sold at Aldi in a small bottle

Until "Bonne Maman" and their imitators came along, there was nothing to equal Tiptree apart from smaller local specialists.

 

[JohnD]

When aah were a lad we had a lot of "Red Jam". Mixed fuits I think. It was dead cheap.

A very cheap Red Jam used to be made from plum, apple, and sugar. Very sweet with a hint of fruit acid from the plums. Used by institutional caterers and the army, and by bakers for doughnuts. I remember seeing big tins of it when I was a hospital volunteer.

Still quite popular home-made if you have fruit trees and lots to use up.

 

[crystal ball]

Leg pull.

Some people also believe that the pips in raspberry jam are added after being whittled down from wood.

Nope

 

[ellal]

Could it be because there are less Jam producers in the UK because fruit is now left rotting in the fields?

"Haygrove raspberry and blueberry farm in Ledbury, Herefordshire is moving some of its growing to Yunnan province in China because of uncertainty over migrant labour. “It is one of many,” said Capper. “There are lots of businesses looking at other parts of Europe, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, China. We are disinvesting in British production which is just appalling.”

 

[jeds]

Had about ten million plums on my tree this year. After giving bucket loads away to everybody I decided to make some jam, or preserve, or whatever? And very nice it is too.