Blackcurrant Ribena Jam

Original blog post: https://greedygirlcooks.blogspot.com/2020/09/blackcurrant-ribena-jam.html

Ingredients

2 ¼ cup black currants

1 ½ cup white sugar

½ teaspoon lime zest

Instructions

• Wash black currants, strain remove stems, and add to a pot with sugar
• Place on high heat and allow the sugar to melt stirring constantly
• One the sugar is melted and starting to heat up reduce the flames to medium-low and allow the berries to cook in the sugar
• Once it starts to foam up and start to bubble use a potato masher and mash all the berries
• let it cook for another 20 minutes stirring occasionally
• Add the lime zest and stir
• Test the temp, you want it to be around 218 to 220 the jam will be liquidly
• Strain and remove the seeds, but keep all the pulp
• Pour into a sterilized jar and allow to cool, as it cools it thickens
• Store in the refrigerator.

Greedy Tips:

• Yes three ingredients and no water, sugar is a wet ingredient so most times if a jam uses a huge amount of sugar there is no need for water.
• I did not use a thermometer in making this. I do not own an instant-read, so I used my judgment and experience in making jam. If you are unsure make sure to use an instant-read thermometer.
• Do not add the lime or lemon juice only the zest. It's for added flavor the juice would make an already sour fruit even more sour.