How to Make Homemade Lemon Jam
Learn how to make homemade lemon jam recipe with a pinch of ginger. Sweet and tart spread is zesty, and perfect for toast, desserts fillings.
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 2 hours
- Total Time: 2 hrs 15 min
- Yield: 4 x 280 gram jars
- Category: Condiments, jam
- Method: Stovetop cooking
Ingredients
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- 4 cups (1 3/4 lbs) sliced lemon pieces
- 5 cups of water
- 3 cups of brown sugar
- 2 inch piece of ginger root (chopped Finely)
Instructions
- Use homegrown, organic lemons. Wash the lemons clean, and cut off the end pieces. Then slice the lemons thinly, cut them up to small pieces. (use a board that will collect the juices, as they will be incorporated) Remember to leave out the pips.
- Cut about 2 inch of a ginger root and peel the skin off. Then finely chop the ginger into small pieces.
- In a large saucepan add your lemon pieces and the juices left on the board. Add the ginger to the pan as well.
- Add your water to this pan, and bring to a boil. Then lowering the temperature to simmer, at a low boil.(bubbling) for at least 30 minutes.
- Placing the sugar in this lemon liquid and bringing it back to boil. Then lowering to a medium heat and simmer for about on and a half hours. Stirring now and again so nothing burns at the bottom of the pan. (be careful that you have a large enough pan as the sugar can rise and might go over the top.) Check if the lemon pieces are soft and syrupy. Not runny. If it is a little thick then add a little more water.
- Sterilize and clean out your glass jars. While the lemon jam is still warm add them into these clean jars. leaving at least 1/4 inch of space to the lid. The jam should set and thicken up like jam.
- Storing the jars on a shelf or they may be stores in a cool cupboard at lengths of time. If opened and in use store in the fridge for up to a month. The jars are also freezable.
Notes
- lemon jam is very versatile, may be used for breakfast breads.
- added to marinades, and dressings
- fillings for cakes, and tarts
- glaze meats with lemon jam
- add lemon jam to yogurt, or granola
- spices up tea with the ginger.
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