Gooseberry Jam

5 Reviews

Prep: 20 min
Cook: 10 min
Ready In: 30 min

“This is a jam recipe was given to me by my mother in law. She made it every year and would send us a pint because we could not get gooseberries where we lived.” - by SWIZZLESTICKS

Ingredients

2 quarts fresh gooseberries
6 cups white sugar
1/2 (6 fluid ounce) container liquid pectin

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Original recipe yields 10 - half pint jars

Directions

Remove blossom and stem ends from gooseberries. Force berries through food mill. Measure 4 cups of the berry mash into a large pot. Stir in the sugar. Bring to a full rolling boil over high heat, and boil hard for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, and stir in pectin at once. Skim off any foam with a large metal spoon.
Sterilize jars and lids in boiling water for at least 10 minutes. Take turns with skimming foam, and stirring the berry mixture for 5 minutes to let it cool slightly. Ladle into hot sterile jars, leaving 1/4 inch headspace.
Process in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (80 total)

Calories
65 cal
3%

Fat
0.1 g
< 1%

Carbs
16.6 g
5%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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Reviews (5)

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NMCOPE

Sep. 7, 2003

"Delicious! I'd never tasted a gooseberry before, and wasn't sure what to expect. My jam turned out great, perfect sweet/tart combo, and such a beautiful color. My family loves it too!..." See more"

Becky

Jun. 30, 2011

"Not having a food mill, I crushed my berries in a food processor on "chop". Nice texture, good jam consistency, delicious!..." See more"

Tammy

Aug. 10, 2009

"this recipe was GREAT! I have gooseberries growing on my property my jam was not as dark as the picture here, (maybe different types of gooseberries?) mine was a lovely rose color i left the seeds in ..." See moreand it was just fine! you really cant even tell they're in there. Thanks!"

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