Has anyone tried making pumpkin jam? if so, please could they post the recipe. OH doesn't like pumpkin soup, so I am looking for other ways of using them up. Thanks.
From another forum - I made some, and it's superb.
1kg pumpkin flesh
3/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp finely chopped fresh ginger
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1 large pinch grated nutmeg
6 tbsp lemon juice
1kg jam sugar
Cube pumpkin flesh and pass thru mincer on finest disc
stew with a little water for 10 mins then add spices & lemon.
sprinkle in the sugar, bring to the boil stirring constantly.
boil for 5 mins, pot and seal immediately.
particularly good with game
makes 8 x 250ml (9fl oz) jars.
Another receep from an old American pamphlet 'Winter Squash & Pumpkins' - Garden Way Publishing Bulletin A-55, 1980, $1.95. Untried, but looks interesting! You'd need Kilner-type preserving jars.
Pumpkin Conserve
3 cups cooked pumpkin puree
1.5 cups stoned, dried apricots, chopped
1.5 cups raisins
2 cups brown sugr, packed
1 tbs grated lemon peel
1 tbs lemon juice
Combine all ingredients in a saucepan and cook over low heat for 1 hour, stirring frequently. Pour into hot sterilised jars, leaving 1/2" headroom. Process in a boiling water bath for 5 minutes.
Yield: 4 pints
I have made pumpkin and ginger jam - substituting the usual marrow for pumpkin. Makes a very yellow jam.
Could you use butternut squash instead?
Made the jam yesterday, using an American recipe. Tastes very like marmalade due to all the oranges and lemons in it. It is also very sweet. I used soft brown sugar in it, so it is a lovely colour. Yum Yum :P :P