Homemade Blackberry Lime Jam

The other day I made blackberry jam from berries we picked at our secret spot. The flavor was delicious – the lime gave it just a hint of tartness – but I overcooked it so that when it set up it was way too…

More Blackberry Jam

I made the second batch of blackberry jam today. I did a few things differently – I used a bit less sugar and added two diced apples to try and give the jam more body. I haven’t opened a jar of this batch yet…

Blackberry Jam

Today the eight cups of wild blackberries in my fridge became 6 pints of blackberry jam (although it might be a wee bit closer to blackberry sauce than jam; no matter). First the well-washed berries went into the bowl (actually they were already washed…