Rhubarb & Vanilla Jam

[OverWyreGrower]

Rhubarb and Vanilla Jam

1. Freshly picked rhubarb: 450g/1lbs washed and cut into 12mm-½inch pieces.
2. Granny Smith apples: 450g/1lbs washed, cored, peeled and cut into very small pieces.
3. Juice from one lemon.
4. Sugar: .800g/2lbs.
5. Water: 300mls
6. Vanilla Pod: sliced lengthways.

Place Rhubarb and apple ingredients and water in pan, Simmer for a few minutes to soften the fruit. Add the sugar, stirring until dissolved then add the the sliced vanilla pod.

This jam is not boiled as it will burn, Cook slowly, allowing to gently simmer for approx 45 minutes. Pot, cover and label.

[OverWyreGrower]

Prize Winning Jam!!

[Jax]

sound lovely!! Im going to have to make this next year when my rhubarb is ready

[CaroltheCarrot]

Sounds lovely,will give it a go

[taff]

thats my rhubarb plan sorted then

[OverWyreGrower]

Thought I would bump this - Prize Winning Jam again this year. Plus I won the Best Preserve Exhibit as well - a rosette and actual trophy!

[endymion]

It sounds delicious.

Roughly how much jam does this make?

[OverWyreGrower]

I got 7 x 8oz jars from one batch of the jam

[endymion]

Thanks

(More words because 'thanks' isn't enough)

[northepaul]

Could you use different apples? (eg bramleys) Do you remove the vanilla pod once cooked or leave it in?

[OverWyreGrower]

I've used both Bramleys and Granny Smiths in this (dependent on what I've got) - as long as it's a fairly 'sharp' apple, it seems to work...

Take the pod out when you start to put the jam in jars... you'll have to bin it - I tried to clean one and dry it back again once, but it didn't work!

[northepaul]

Thanks - am going to try this recipe today x

[shobhna]

Thanks. only need to get the apples and I make this.
I have some frozen rubardb that I can use up.
thanks for posting

[northepaul]

Made this thanks OWG. Its cooling in the kitchen at the moment...the only downside I found was that its quite frothy....but very tasty!!

[julesapple]

Scrape the seeds out of the pod for maximum flavour!

Jules