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Homemade jam: strawberry, blueberry, or orange

Homemade jam: strawberry, blueberry, or orange

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Three simple homemade jams, made with strawberries, bilberries, or oranges, cooked over low heat with sugar and lemon, and then placed in sterilized jars.

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Recipe from Ef3 (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Homemade jam only requires fruit, sugar, and lemon. Here are three variations, perfect for spreading on bread or adding to yogurt.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time40 min
  • Resting6 hr
  • Total7 hr
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Calories341 kcal/serving
  • Cooking methodjar
  • Estimated cost$7.00 $0.70 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

10 people

strawberry jam

  • $2.76
  • $0.34
  • $0.03

Bilberry jam

  • $1.74
  • $0.23
  • $0.03

orange marmalade

  • $1.61
  • $0.23
  • $0.03

Prices from US supermarkets for 3 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

strawberry jam

  1. Remove the stems from the strawberries, wash them thoroughly, and pat them dry. ≈ 2 min
  2. Place them in a pot with the sugar and lemon juice, then mix. ≈ 4 min
  3. Cook over low heat until the strawberries are soft and the liquid has reduced, then turn off the heat.
  4. Pour une conservation optimale, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour

Bilberry jam

  1. Wash the bilberries thoroughly and pat them dry. ≈ 2 min
  2. Place them in a pot with the sugar and lemon juice, then mix. ≈ 4 min
  3. Cook over low heat until the bilberries are tender and the liquid has reduced, then turn off the heat.
  4. Pour une conservation optimale, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour

orange marmalade

  1. Peel the oranges, remove the white peel, and scoop out the flesh. ≈ 8 min
  2. Place the meat in a pot with the sugar and lemon juice, then mix. ≈ 4 min
  3. Cook over low heat until the meat is tender and the liquid has reduced, then turn off the heat.
  4. Pour une conservation optimale, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour each batch, pour

The bill

Homemade jam: strawberry, blueberry, or orange

  • 500 g of strawberries$2.76
  • 300 g of powdered sugar$0.34
  • 1 tablespoon of lemon juice$0.03
  • 300 g of bilberries$1.74
  • 200 g of powdered sugar$0.23
  • 1 tablespoon of lemon juice$0.03
  • 3 oranges$1.61
  • 200 g of powdered sugar$0.23
  • 1 tablespoon of lemon juice$0.03

Total$7.00

that's $0.70 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Nutrition per serving

Calories341 kcal
Fat0.1 g
Saturated fat0 g
Carbohydrates81.1 g
Sugars80.2 g
Fiber4.3 g
Protein1 g
Salt0.01 g

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 500 g of strawberries
  • 300 g of powdered sugar
  • 1 tablespoon of lemon juice
  • 300 g of bilberries
  • 200 g of powdered sugar
  • 1 tablespoon of lemon juice
  • 3 oranges
  • 200 g of powdered sugar
  • 1 tablespoon of lemon juice

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