# Share Your Jam Recipes **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 31, 2008, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-jam-recipes/479397 "2008-12-31T20:54:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mahna\_Mahna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47c2d/32.png) [@Mahna\_Mahna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahna_Mahna)\ **Post date:** [December 31, 2008, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-jam-recipes/479397/1 "2008-12-31T20:54:43Z")
For the holidays this year, I decided I’d make as many gifts as possible rather than go the traditional route of buying people more stuff they didn’t want or need. I made cookies and candies and a bunch of other stuff, but the biggest hit seems to be the homemade jam (I made a [Pomegranate Orange Marmalade](http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Chunky-Orange-and-Pomegranate-Marmalade-108841)). Unfortunately, now it seems like I can’t stop making the stuff! In fact, I just pulled a batch of [Cranberry Pear Lemon](http://www.recipezaar.com/Cranberry-Pear-Lemon-Jam-180006) off the stove and it’s already gotten the seal of approval from The Boy. So, Dopers, please help support my habit… got any jam recipes to share? ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2009, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-jam-recipes/479397/2 "2009-01-01T01:14:27Z")
I do not have any jam recipes, but have you ever tried making fruit butters? I ask because I’m hoping to try to make some pear butter someday to put in pear butter pie. They look easy peasy, but the proof’s in the pudd… er… butter! ---
**Author:** ![Anduinel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Anduinel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anduinel)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2009, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-jam-recipes/479397/3 "2009-01-01T04:01:09Z")
I really enjoy this recipe for [Cranberry-Orange Jam](http://www.canning-recipes.com/recipes/cranberryorange_jam.html), but it’s not as tart as I’d like. I’m considering replacing some of the water with pomegranate juice, but I’m not sure how that would affect things. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2009, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-jam-recipes/479397/4 "2009-01-01T04:20:08Z")
I am too sadly disorganized to have a recipe w’ measurements and everything, but my dear mother is quite fond of my strawberry-blueberry jam made with honey. Jam with sugar rather than honey takes a little longer to boil down, but it’s worth it my opinion. Just make sure you use the weight, not volume, of sugar called for in the original recipe. ---
**Author:** ![Mahna\_Mahna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e47c2d/32.png) [@Mahna\_Mahna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahna_Mahna)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2009, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-jam-recipes/479397/5 "2009-01-01T17:02:28Z")
**jsgoddess** , I have a recipe for a pear and ginger fruit butter that I’m planning on trying out once we work our way through this batch of cranberry-pear. I’ll let you know if it turns out. 🙂 I’m very intrigued by the idea of using honey instead of sugar, also… but I think I’ll wait until I’ve done a few more batches using recipes, just so I can get a good feel for the whole thing. I’d hate to ruin a lovely batch of jam because I didn’t get the proportions right. PS - I’m having the cranberry-pear jam for breakfast today. It’s pleasantly tangy, barely sweet at all.