Raspberry jam

I love Lidl's raspberry jam, seeds and all, Auntieflo.

Waitrose Duchy Organic do a nice Raspberry with seeds.

And also a Tiptree one

Waitrose own brand do a raspberry preserve which has seeds, and is delicious - I’ve got some in my fridge.

Sainsbury’s have a few and Asda.

I make my own jams so it's always seeds in. Life is to sort to sieve them out. Also they are part of a raspberry . I never look at jams so never noticed . Will look next time I go shopping .

Thanks all. Would using frozen raspberries work!

Yes, you can make jam with frozen fruit, my late MiL used to freeze a glut of raspberries and made jam in the winter.

I always freeze the fruit for jams . If you use fruit for jam from fresh you have to add water and heat it to get the juices flow before adding the sugar them boil it.

I found doing that years ago it spoilt the taste and look of the jam. In the summer I buy the strawberries when cheaper then freeze. But I also use ready frozen fruits from supermarkets.
I put the frozen fruit into my preserving pan with 2 bottle of lemon juice and leave overnight to defrost. Do not add any water there is enough liquid from the defrosted fruit to make the jam . Add equal amount of jam sugar to the fruit . ie 1 kilo fruit 1 kilo jam sugar . Bring to the boil stirring all the time then boil to setting point. You only boil the fruit once tastes better and retains the colour .

Asda sell a delicious Extra Special Raspberry jam, with seeds, cheap too for those on a budget.

I make mine during the holiday season.

The Seville brand I purchase is amazing and it is called Seville Old Fashioned ..

Their rasberry with seeds is my favourite and their strawberry is extraordinary as is their black berry.

My raspberry crop wasn’t great this year, certainly not enough for jam making and the fresh ones were too expensive. I bought frozen raspberries from Tesco and the jam is gorgeous.
I will probably do this in future and save our home grown ones to eat fresh or to freeze for delicious desserts.

I have had the same problem - I love the seeded raspberry jam

Whiff How much fruit do you use to 2 bottles of lemon juice? I get a glut of raspberries so freeze my fruit to make the jam, I do take the seeds out from habit, I always gave my mum jam that I made but she found the seeds always got under her dentures. Old habis die hard!

missdeke I use 2 x 250ml of lemon juice per kilo of fruit. It helps with the set also I don't like my jam sweet. I use the same amount no matter what fruit I use even those with good pectin. But my jams aren't as set as brought ones because they use thickening.

Don't know if you make your own marmalade but I have posted a lemon marmalade recipe but it's my way because I can't make things like I did due to disability but still do things I like to do . Hate saying this it's the thread called Whiffs recipes but it not just for my recipes it's for anyone who wants to post theirs.

It's the easiest and quickest jam to make. Buy some raspberries (I usually get them yellow stickered) and put them in a pan with the same weight of sugar. You can add some pectin if you want but it's nice 'soft set'. Bring to the boil and pot into warm jars. I rarely get the jam cool, before I snaffle some.

All the taste of Bonne Maman or artisan jams and not so expensive.

I went into my local farm shop and cafe this morning for the first time in person since Covid. MG I got a shock. It’s twice as large and full of goodies that you normally only get in a delicatessens. Lots of jams, including raspberry from artisan suppliers. Suggest you try your farm shop Auntieflo.

Whiff Thanks for that, I use lemon juice but not as much as that, I just use less sugar to make it less sweet. I don't very often make marmalade as I live on my own and now my mum has gone It makes it difficult to get through all the jam I make from fruit in my garden. My sister doesn't like raspberries (weird!) so I can't pass the jam onto her. I do make blackcurrant and gooseberry jam too both of them seedless because that means you don't have to top and tail the fruit before you start. I'm all for a short cut.

I once read that there was something special about the pips of raspberrries that was good for your health... just a bit of a nuisance as can get stuck in teeth.

Casdon

Waitrose own brand do a raspberry preserve which has seeds, and is delicious - I’ve got some in my fridge.

Yes! Very good. I just saw I have this in my fridge too!

I am out and about tomorrow, if I am up to it, I will pop into Waitrose and see if they have any of their own Raspberry preserve. Sounds good Casdon.
So thanks to one and all who have given me ideas, then after Christmas, I might even go mad and try some with frozen raspberries.

missdeke marmalade makes a delicious cake ..

Whiff

missdeke marmalade makes a delicious cake ..

I agree, when I used to make cakes that was one of my favourites. I live alone so if I make a cake now I'm tempted to eat all of it.

missdeke I live alone but bake every 2 weeks for my craft group so I can have a treat. Tomorrow our craft party have made mango chutney ( my own make) and sweet potato samasoes ,cheese rocks, gingerbread cake amd millionaire shortbread. When I have my grandsons for the day we bake and bake once a month for my daughter and son in law. Last week my sit fit classes had our Christmas party so made gingerbread rocks.