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Food & crafts => Food processing => Topic started by: Bionic on December 19, 2013, 11:20:01 am

Title: Can you freeze jam?
Post by: Bionic on December 19, 2013, 11:20:01 am

I am not a lover of apricot jam but buy it to glaze cakes etc. It only gets used rarely so by the time I next want to use it its gone off.
Can I freeze it in smaller amounts?

Title: Re: Can you freeze jam?
Post by: JulieWall on December 19, 2013, 11:32:01 am

I don't see why not, warm it gently and pour into ice cube trays, if you find it crystalises and separates just pop a cube of it into a ramekin and reheat it briefly in the microwave, stir and it should be useable again.

I was thinking, 'why would you need to freeze jam', until I realised it wasn't your own home-made. I buy in my Mum's fave brand of marmalade when she visits and that goes mouldy too, I reckon it's the way it is made using gelling agents to save on fruit and sugar costs a bit.

Title: Re: Can you freeze jam?
Post by: Small Farmer on December 19, 2013, 05:43:39 pm

Exactly the same point occurred to me.  When I was young I reckon the penicillin on my mums jam protected me against all manner of things!

Title: Re: Can you freeze jam?
Post by: HesterF on December 23, 2013, 12:22:41 am

Could you not just keep it in the fridge? I've got open jam in there that's 18 months old and still fine - not even fuzz to scrape off  :)

H

Title: Re: Can you freeze jam?
Post by: Bionic on December 23, 2013, 08:24:59 am

I opened it yesterday Hester and then put it back in the cupboard. I will move it tot he fridge today and see how we go with it.
Thanks