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Micro - Made Extras
Strawberry Jam
Makes: Approximately 600 ml
Ingredients:
1 kg strawberries, washed and hulled
1 kg caster sugar
pectin if required
Method:
Place strawberries in a 4-litre casserole dish. Cover
and cook on HIGH for 5 minutes. Stir in sugar and
pectin if required. Cook on MED HIGH for 25 to 30
minutes, stirring every 10 minutes. Cool and bottle in
sterilised jars. Seal.
Sweet Apricot Jam
Makes: 3 cups
Ingredients:
750 g dried apricots, cut in quarters
1800 ml water
1.3 kg sugar
2 tablespoons pectin
Method:
Place apricots and water in a 4-litre casserole dish.
Cover and allow to stand overnight. Add sugar to
apricots and water. Cover and cook on HIGH for
25 to 30 minutes, stirring halfway through cooking.
Remove lid, add pectin, stir well. Cook on HIGH for
a further 25 to 30 minutes, stirring halfway through
cooking. Allow to cool slightly before pouring into
sterilised jars. Seal.
Rhubarb and Berry Jam
Makes: 1
1
/
2
cups
Ingredients:
2 cups chopped rhubarb
1
1
/
2
cups berries, fresh or frozen
2 tablespoons orange juice
1 cup caster sugar
Method:
Combine rhubarb, berries and orange juice in
a 3-litre casserole dish. Cook on HIGH for 8 to
10 minutes, stirring twice during cooking. Add sugar,
stir until dissolved, cook on HIGH for a further 10 to
15 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes. Pour into
sterilised jars, seal when cold.
Orange Marmalade
Makes: 3 cups
Ingredients:
700 g oranges
1 lemon
water
3 cups sugar, warmed
Method:
Wash fruit. Cut fruit in half, reserve seeds, squeeze
juice from fruit and set aside. Remove rind from fruit
being careful not to include white pith. Cut rind into
fine strips. Set aside. Pour fruit juice into a 4-cup jug.
Add enough water to make 3 cups of liquid. Add
seeds. Cover and cook on HIGH for 20 minutes.
Strain. Add sugar to mixture and rind, mix well and
cook on HIGH for a further 30 minutes or until
marmalade has set. Pour into clean sterilised jars.
Seal.
Tip: To warm sugar - Place sugar in a 2-litre
casserole dish and cook on HIGH for 1 to
1
1
/
2
minutes.
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