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LIA LEENDERTZ STEAMS UP THE KITCHEN IN AN AFTERNOON OF JAM MAKING – WITH DELICIOUS RESULTS THAT ARE WORTH ALL THE TOIL AND TROUBLE...

Photography: KIRSTIE YOUNG

PROUDLY HOMEMADE THE GROWING SEASON may be almost over, but the preserving season is in full swing. There are some fruits recently gathered, and others that I have stuffed into the freezer over late summer, just waiting for a free afternoon when I can concentrate on creating mixtures of flavours and turning those already lovely fruits into something seriously special. The recipes for the jam, jelly and marmalade that follow all mix fruits of the season or the past summer with the spices that bring out the best in them, which makes for a particularly fragrant, vibrant kitchen on days when the weather is grisly.* The essential kit For an afternoon jam-making session you will need: a jam pan, a jam thermometer, muslins, jars, wax discs and cellophane lids and labels. Endless cups…

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The Simple Things (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 2016 - Issue 52

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