On a recent visit with my family to Ad Hoc we were served, as the third course, a platter with nut-studded crisp crackers, various semi-firm cheeses and fresh fig jam. The jam was simple and delicious and paired so beautifully with the cheeses that I was inspired to try fruit preserving when I got home.
Naturally I turned to my friends at Cook's Illustrated who had a recipe for Easy Fresh Fruit Jam. Three ingredients was all that was required: fruit, sugar and lemon juice. Fifteen minutes later and I had an amazing preserve that could possibly even rival Ad Hoc's.
P.S. You can find the recipe for Cat Head Biscuits (in the picture above) from Cook's Country. They taste amazing and are excellent with the fruit jam!
P.S.S. I love how the jam looks in these Weck mini mold canning jars. I bought mine at Williams-Sonoma.
I was looking for an easy recipe because, let's face it, I have by bouts
of laziness like anyone else. It had to be a recipe that didn't call for
huge quantities of fruit, sugar and a complicated canning and sealing
process. Who has time for that anyway?
P.S. You can find the recipe for Cat Head Biscuits (in the picture above) from Cook's Country. They taste amazing and are excellent with the fruit jam!
P.S.S. I love how the jam looks in these Weck mini mold canning jars. I bought mine at Williams-Sonoma.
