I had my first attempt at jam this weekend (it was a busy weekend in the kitchen!).  We had a lot of plums to use, so plum jam was the logical conclusion.

I used this recipe, which was easy to follow and simple.  I reduced it slightly as I only had about 700g of plums (after I pitted them).  I added about 400g of sugar and about 2 tablespoons of lemon juice.  Next time I would probably chop my plums up slightly more – it was still a bit chunky in the end.

The jam turned out quite well I think, although perhaps a bit runny.  J’s Mum later told me that you can check if the jam is done by putting a spoonful of it in the freezer for 2 minutes.  If when you pull it out and run your finger down it it ‘wrinkles’ then you know it’s thick enough!