Vegetarian Foods Archive

The plums are literally tumbling from the tree and rolling down our slope of a garden, I just touch some of them and they fall into my palms. One of the very first things I made with the plums was an Easy Cinnamon Plum Jam, but I have a number of other variations to share too: vanilla, licorice and even star anise! Easy Cinnamon and Plum Jam  Makes 8 190ml jars Ingredients 1 kg plums, core removed 100ml water 1 kg sugar 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 2 teaspoons lemon juice Method Place plums over a medium heat with water and simmer gently for 10-15 minutes, until tender and reduced. Pop a couple of saucers into the freezer to chill.  Add the sugar, cinnamon and lemon to the pan and cook, stirring to dissolve.  Bring to the boil and then allow to simmer rapidly until it reached the desired consistency.  Put a teaspoonful of jam onto a chilled saucer for 1 minute. Drag your finger lightly over the jam. If it wrinkles, it has reached setting po...

I  was going to make Lemon Velvet Marrow Cream  with my homegrown marrows, but when I looked in my storage cupboards, I still had two jars from last year. I changed my mind and decided on Marrow Jam instead.  Here it is all potted it up.  I have to admit I was not really sure what to call it, so am calling it everything under the Western sun from conserve to jelly to jam.  I would even call it marmalade as that is how it looks to the eyes. As I have only made this Lemon Marrow Conserve recently,  I have not had opportunity to crack open a jar  and taste it fully, but from the leftovers in the pot it reminded me in texture of preserved ginger pieces, a little bite.   I am going to make some Lemonade Scones and in place of red berry jam, I will use this Lemon Marrow Conserve and will give you more insight into what these corn yellow jars mimics the most.  For now, h ere is a link to some other  Unusual Homemade Preserves, Ja...