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Category: Preserves

Marrow Caviar

by Ilona on July 11, 2024July 11, 2024 in Preserves, Recipes, Savoury

Yield: 1L of marrow caviar – make in giant 10L stove top pot. Ingredients: Vegetable oil – 70gWhite Onions (chopped small) – 300gCarrots (grated) – 250gTomato Paste concentrate – 80gMarrow… [Continue Reading]

Red Currant Relish

by Ilona on July 13, 2021July 14, 2021 in Preserves, Recipes

Ingredients as a measure Red onion – 1000gRed currant – 500gVinegar – 250mlSugar – 250gSalt – 1.5tspMustard Seed – 1.5tspGinger – 2tspCinnamon – 2tspGarlic powder – 1/2tsp Ingredients as a… [Continue Reading]

“5 Minute” Black Currant Jam

by Ilona on July 13, 2021July 13, 2021 in Preserves, Recipes

The point of this jam is to keep the berries beautiful and whole. Ingredients as a measure Sugar = 400gBerry = 1KgWater = 167g (+ 100g Sugar) Ingredients as a… [Continue Reading]

Juice Drink Mors

by Ilona on July 13, 2021July 13, 2021 in Preserves, Recipes

Ingredients as a measure: Water = 500mlBerries = 250gSugar = 50g Ingredients as a proportion: Water = 1Berries = 1/2Sugar = Berries/10 Dissolve the sugar in the water, add the… [Continue Reading]

Sugar Syrups

by Ilona on July 12, 2021July 13, 2021 in Preserves, Recipes

Syrup Type Water (g) Sugar (g) Fruits (g) Type of Fruit PH of fruit Very Light 90 10 90 Approximates natural sugar levels in most fruits. 5 – 5.99 Light… [Continue Reading]

Berry Coulis

by Ilona on July 9, 2021July 10, 2021 in Preserves, Recipes

Ingredients as a measure: Any berry – 500gIcing sugar – 60gArrow root powder – 12g Ingredients as a proportion: Any berry = constantIcing sugar = Berries / 8 Instructions: Prepare… [Continue Reading]

Gooseberry Chutney

by Ilona on July 9, 2021July 9, 2021 in Preserves, Recipes

Ingredients as a measure Gooseberry – 700gRed Onion – 350gDates – 280gLight brown sugar – 175g Cider vinegar – 350mlSalt – 2tspGinger – 1tbspMustard seeds – 2tsp Ingredients as a… [Continue Reading]

Red or White Currant Jelly

by Ilona on June 28, 2020July 2, 2020 in Preserves, Recipes

Ingredients Berries (with the stalks, washed and dried) – weigh the amount you haveWater – multiply berries by 0.42Sugar – multiply juice quantity by 0.6 Instructions Start by making the… [Continue Reading]

Mint Sauce

by Ilona on June 27, 2020June 29, 2020 in Preserves, Recipes

Mint : Vinegar : Sugar100 : 100 : 50 Dissolve sugar in vinegar on slow heat.Put chopped mint in sterilised jars, and pour over the hot vinegar and sugar. Close… [Continue Reading]

Universal low sugar Jam

by Ilona on May 31, 2018June 29, 2020 in Preserves, Recipes, Sweet

This jam will only store for up to 1 year. Ingredients: Fruits (washed and chopped) – 1kgSugar – 500gLemon – 1/4 (chopped in half) Extra Preparation Notes: The ingredients are… [Continue Reading]

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