Do you have a favourite jam?

Lovely ! My mother used to make fantastic blackberry jam with fruit picked from bushes outside her house (nowhere near pollution from cars.)

The blackberry jam my friend gave me recently. Made by herself with blackberries grown on her allotment.

My favourite jam is the one that is set. Baled out of the blackcurrants last night too soon (again - the excuse this time is the cooking pot was a bit over full and i was shattered...)

I haven't seen pineapple jam since the 60s. My mum used to buy it. It went well in a cheese butty.

Oh yes shysal I forgot about that delicious pineapple jam. I think you are right it was/is made by Hartleys. Yummy.

Gally, we had fresh apricots in France a couple of weeks ago and they were divine, juicy and sweet and very tasty, perhaps its just the English ones that are bland!

I used to love pineapple conserve, made I think by Hartley's, for a change. I don't know whether it is still available. Of course nothing beats home made jams with thick bread and real butter.

Just made some blackcurrant jam. I just love it, with some lovely warm scones there is nothing better. I took the grandchildren with me to the local PYO fruit farm outside Wallingford Oxfordshire as I don't have any in the garden. It didn't take us long to fill a container. Cost was £4 per kilo for currants black and red. The grandchildren loved the blackcurrant jam on toast.....

I love damson jam but haven't seen any for ages. Otherwise, my favourite is apricot. I've even tried making my own this year and it's lovely. The other good thing about apricot is that my OH hates it, so it's all mine!

Morello cherry jam on crusty baguette -yum. Or apricot. Not keen on strawberry though it's Mr G's favourite.

Like Nelliemoser I prefer home made damson or gooseberry jams. If given a choice, tart rather than sweet jams and also in a small jar.

OMG I wish I hadn't read this thread! Trying to diet! I love jam. Just about any kind really.

Thinking about this question I decided that I like raspberry best in a sponge cake - unless a lemon sponge in which case I love lemon curd but I like home made cherry jam on bread or toast and strawberry on scones. Does that make me fickle?

Damson and Gooseberry, which almost inevitably have to be home made. Home made Seville marmalade. I made this for the first time this year. Four small batches. Its wonderfully strong and tangy but I must get cutting up the peel right.

Thanks ladies I'll take a look..

I buy the little jars from Morrisons for DGS5 he is the only one who likes it and if DD buys a large jar you can bet you bottom dollar he will have a period of not liking it once the jar is opened so the baby jars are just fine for his use.

They have the little jars at Morrisons, includng jam, honey and marmalade.

Tanith I think I've seen little jars at some garden centre shops.

You can buy the tiny jars at amazon

Blackcurrant always reminds me of my boarding school days. It was the only jam on offer, apart from marmalade at breakfast, and the currants were always hard and chewy. I have never been able to eat it since then......

I hardly ever eat it and wish those tiny jars were more available as I buy it when a fancy takes me and then down the line end up throwing most of the pot away. My favourites are raspberry, apricot and lemon curd in that order.. I put off buying the big jars as its such a waste. Mr T are you listening?

Definitely Blackcurrant - wonderful colour as well as taste.

My initial reaction to this question was ginger, then I read the posts! So, ginger, apricot, blackcurrent, lemon curd and thick cut orange marmalade.

I hardly ever eat it though!

Definitely apricot, but why is it apricot jam tastes so much better than fresh apricots which are mainly quite bland? I am also quite partial to a dollop of lemon curd.....

granny23 makes a delicious apricot hmmm