When you first start making jam, sugar seems like the simple part. Fruit goes in the pan.Sugar goes in the pan.Everything bubbles away.Eventually, with a bit of luck, it turns into jam. Then you start looking at different recipes and suddenly there are several types of sugar being mentioned: granulated sugar, jam sugar, preserving sugar,…
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What Is Pectin and Do You Really Need It for Jam?
If you’ve ever made jam at home, you’ve probably come across the word pectin. And maybe you’ve wondered (potentialy out loud, starling the family as I may have done) ‘What on EARTH is PECTIN?!’ Some recipes tell you to add it. Some tell you to use jam sugar (which already contains added pectin). Others don’t…