Is this the latest jam/jell thread?
Time for citrus jamalade!
I fstumbled on a sort of racy website, so if you search, be aware!
This was more helpful.
But I don’t think I like the flavor of honey in jamlast year I based mine on something from "View From the Big Island ".
Not a recipe, but I’d love to try making something like this!
Does anyone here make fruit jellies, not of the spreadable kind, but of the kind that you cut up into cubes and toss in sugar?
I often make this “strawberry topping ” recipe but make it thicker by either decreasing the added water or increasing the amount of fruit. By doing so it becomes more like compote or preserves.
https://toriavey.com/strawberry-topping/
I make it with potato starch because it’s much more readily available here in Japan and less likely to clump (in my experience). I also don’t add vanilla extract, but replace it with the same amount of the juice of whatever citrus fruit I happen to have on hand.
This time of year strawberries are very cheap here in Shizuoka as they’re field, rather than hothouse grown (the season for hothouse grown strawberries starts in December and they’re expensive and bad for the environment.) The last batch of strawberries I bought was 432g/15.5oz with the hills and 397g/14oz without. It cost ¥490/$3.60 and made 630ml/21.3oz of “compote”.
I use this recipe on what some Americans call “shortbread” (kind of a less sweet scone) or in full-fat Greek yogurt.
I have also made it with apples and used brown sugar with cinnamon in it. It came out excellent, too!
The “compote” keeps in the refrigerator for weeks.
Those are beautiful Strawberries! Hoping to make last of nor cal citrus jamalade tonight.
Thank you! Before I moved here to Shizuoka, I lived in Tokushima and I’m lucky that both places are blessed with lots of locally-grown strawberries. And also lucky for me is that both areas have an abundance of locally-grown citrus fruit, including many which I’ve never seen in the US (I’ve lived in both CA and FL which also have abundant citrus fruit.) Citrus is my favorite category of fruit and I can’t get enough of it.
Good luck with making your citrus jamalade!
@TokushimaCook , can you tell me about the jar covers with the handles in the pictures? Are they simply covers, are is there something more?
I am working on a spicy citrus jam recipe. Mostly grapefruit, Mandarin Orange, Meyer lemon and Aji Amarillo. Wondering about proportions, and the role of salt, and vinegar in pepper jelly
They’re lids with a handle to make opening and closing the jars easier. I bought them in Japan but I not seen them in the US, but I have purchased these here and though they aren’t as convenient, they’re pretty good (though not to be used for longterm use and unfortunately they’re also plastic.)
Thank you! I use the Ball lids in the picture, usually when I’ve opened something I’ve canned or when something doesn’t seal properly.
