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pomegranate Jam or jelly (mermelada de granada)

I love pomegranates and we are already at the end of winter but I still found pomegranates . Usually I freeze someones  (the seeds) and I also make some jam.  I found a nice  recipe in a book of  Cenk Sonmezsoy (The artful baker) I always like his recipes because I follow his blog called Cafe Fernando many years and his recipes are awesome.. He is from Turkey. You can look his blog Cafe Fernando here  many of his recipes are in his blo. I know all you live  in the northern hemisphere will have pomegranates now and if you can make this jam I think you will love it. Source : The artful Baker Ingredients ( for about two jars of 300 ml ) 2 1/2 cups freshly  squeezed pomegranate juice  (about 4 large pomegranates) 1 1/3 cups (350 grams) granulated sugar 1.75 ounces  powdered fruit pectin (50  grams) 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice 2/3 cup (93 grams)  pomegranate arils (reserve before juicing the pomegranates) Note:  pom...

Really fruity strawberry jam (mermelada de frutillas)

All the years in this time (summer here) I  love make different fruit jams. My favorites are apricots and strawberries. This year I have only been able to make one of the strawberries once, but I hope to make one more batch.  Is so different a homemade jam from than other you bought in stores. This is a soft-set jam with juicy strawberry chunks. Perfect for cakes, scones and slices of hot toast. In any case if you want to see more jam or marmelade recipe you can see on my label list . Source : Good Food magazine Ingredients (about 6 jars of 350 grams) 2 kg. firm and ripe strawberry, hulled and large ones halved.  1   kg 600 grams pack jam sugar (this is a sugar with addd pectin)  1 lemon (the juice ) knob unsalted butter (optional) Method In a large pan with wide, sloping sides  the  layer the strawberries  and sugar, finishing with a layer of sugar. Cover the  large pan and leave all night. Next day the juices will have been drawn out fr...