Hello! It’s Kinako!
Today I harvested a lot of cherries.
I decided to make homemade cherry jam.
Today I’m going to share my simple recipe for Cherry jam without pectin.
How to make Cherry jam without pectin
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Even if you don’t have pectin in your house now, don’t worry!
I always use the natural pectin from cherries.
It’s seeds.
You can extract natural pectin from cherry seeds.
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So don’t throw the seeds!
Ingredient for Cherry Jam
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Cherry
(Cherry seeds)
Sugar 1/3 or half weight of the cherry
Recipe! How to make Cherry Jam
Wash the cherries gently.
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Dry them naturally on a strainer.
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Remove the seeds from the cherries.
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I usually use a small spoon to remove the seeds!
Put the cherries and sugar inside a pot and leave it for a while.
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Put the cherry seeds into a bag.
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Bags for tea is useful!
Put the cherry seeds bag inside the pot!
When you see some liquid on the bottom of the pot, put the pot on the fire.
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Mash the cherries! Don’t forget to stir them from the bottom.
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When you see the lye, remove it.
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When it’s thick, it’s done.
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Put the jam into a bottle!
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Homemade Cherry Jam is so tasty!
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I used cherries from a cherry tree in the front yard of my parent’s house.
In this season, I always make Cherry jam.
This cherry jam is perfect for toast.
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Also, this is perfect for vanilla ice cream, too!
Cherry blossoms jam recipe is here!