Sunday, August 31, 2014

31 August 2014

Warm Plum Pulp (Gourmet Preserves)


6# wild plums
1 1/2c water
1-1oz Big Bomb peppers (from my folks)


Yielded 6 1/2c pulp.




Traditional Warm Plum Jam (Gourmet Preserves)


3 1/2c warm plum pulp
3 1/2c sugar ($1.28)


Yielded 4 cups @ $0.32/cup.




Pomona's Pectin Warm Plum Jam


3c warm plum pulp
3tsp calcium water
1 1/2c sugar ($0.55)
1 1/2tsp Pomona's Pectin ($4/oz by the box; calcium included)


Yielded 3 cups.




Upon first taste (before cooling), the Pomona's was a bit more astringent, and the traditional had a bit more pepper bite. On an English muffin (again, it was still warm), I detected more heat in the traditional. They both need more heat. Maybe I should be calling them Warm-ish Plum Jam. We didn't calibrate the thermometer; the Traditional is more like jellied plum candy--very firm!





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