Rhubarb & Vanilla Jam

[taff]

One lot done thanks , I'm going to try adding ginger and crystalised ginger to the next lot.

[endymion]

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!

If you rinse and dry(ish) the vanilla pod you can store it in a jar of castor sugar. Added bonus is that you get a lovely jar of vanilla-flavoured sugar.

I also have a jar of castor sugar containing a cinnamon stick or two.

[OverWyreGrower]

One lot done thanks , I'm going to try adding ginger and crystalised ginger to the next lot.

Ah, you see, this is why I started making this jam - I'm not a fan of ginger; and all the rhubarb recipes included ginger....so I used vanilla instead....

[taff]

my relatives love it, so they're getting the ginger version

[susieq100]

If you rinse and dry(ish) the vanilla pod you can store it in a jar of castor sugar. Added bonus is that you get a lovely jar of vanilla-flavoured sugar.

I do this as Christmas hamper gift - get a nice big coffee jar (eg Douwe Egberts with the push in lid) and fill with caster sugar and a vanilla pod - do it at least a month before Christmas - vanilla sugar! Fab for baking etc.

Love vanilla so will definitely try this jam.

[taff]

one change to the recipe, chopping up small was such a faff last time [ I didn't do it finely enough so ended up with gert big lumps of apple I had to squish], so this time, I grated it.