Ingredients
- a pound of good brown sugar
- three quarters of a pound of good brown sugar
Directions
Take rather less than the same weight of sugar and prepare it like raspberry jam ; letting it boil longer till the fruit and syrup will not separate, then put it into pots as before.
PLUM JAM,
Take some fine damsons, or other plums, and to every pound of fruit put three quarters of a pound of good brown sugar, or white if you prefer it ; boil the sugar and fruit slowly for an hour, skimming it clear ; and if the juice is not sufficiently reduced, let it boil a little longer and put it into pots. You must be very particular as
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to the boiling long^ for if not sufficiently boiledj this jam in particular will be apt to ferment j fhould this be the case^ boil it up, adding a little more sugar,