Photo: Rasbak, CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Jam · From Bladwijzer

Juneberry jam

Updated on 9 October 2026

• Makes: ± 3 jars
• Time: 30 min
• From: Snowy mespilus

Ingredients

• 1 kg ripe berries
• juice of 1 lemon
• 500 g gelling sugar 2:1

Method

1. Rinse the berries and strip them from their stalks.
2. Crush them roughly and mix with the lemon juice and gelling sugar; the lemon adds freshness and helps the set.
3. Bring to the boil, stirring, and keep at a rolling boil for 4 minutes.
4. Do the cold-plate test, fill clean, hot jars with the hot jam and close at once.

Storing: Unopened, a year in a cool, dark place; once opened, keep in the fridge.