Micro - Made Extras

Strawberry Jam

Makes: Approximately 600 ml

Ingredients:

 

1 kg

strawberries, washed and hulled

1 kg

caster sugar

 

pectin if required

Method:

Place strawberries in a 4-litre casserole dish. Cover and cook on HIGH for 5 minutes. Stir in sugar and pectin if required. Cook on MED HIGH for 25 to 30 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes. Cool and bottle in sterilised jars. Seal.

Sweet Apricot Jam

Makes: 3 cups

 

Ingredients:

 

750 g

dried apricots, cut in quarters

1800 ml

water

1.3 kg

sugar

2 tablespoons

pectin

Method:

Place apricots and water in a 4-litre casserole dish. Cover and allow to stand overnight. Add sugar to apricots and water. Cover and cook on HIGH for

25 to 30 minutes, stirring halfway through cooking. Remove lid, add pectin, stir well. Cook on HIGH for a further 25 to 30 minutes, stirring halfway through cooking. Allow to cool slightly before pouring into sterilised jars. Seal.

Rhubarb and Berry Jam

Makes: 11/2 cups

 

Ingredients:

 

2 cups

chopped rhubarb

11/2 cups

berries, fresh or frozen

2 tablespoons

orange juice

1 cup

caster sugar

Method:

Combine rhubarb, berries and orange juice in a 3-litre casserole dish. Cook on HIGH for 8 to

10 minutes, stirring twice during cooking. Add sugar, stir until dissolved, cook on HIGH for a further 10 to 15 minutes, stirring every 5 minutes. Pour into sterilised jars, seal when cold.

Jam

Orange Marmalade

Makes: 3 cups

 

Ingredients:

 

700 g

oranges

1

lemon

 

water

3 cups

sugar, warmed

Method:

Wash fruit. Cut fruit in half, reserve seeds, squeeze juice from fruit and set aside. Remove rind from fruit being careful not to include white pith. Cut rind into fine strips. Set aside. Pour fruit juice into a 4-cup jug. Add enough water to make 3 cups of liquid. Add seeds. Cover and cook on HIGH for 20 minutes. Strain. Add sugar to mixture and rind, mix well and cook on HIGH for a further 30 minutes or until marmalade has set. Pour into clean sterilised jars. Seal.

Tip: To warm sugar - Place sugar in a 2-litre casserole dish and cook on HIGH for 1 to 11/2 minutes.

Cooking Guide

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Panasonic NN-C2000W manual Strawberry Jam, Sweet Apricot Jam, Rhubarb and Berry Jam, Orange Marmalade

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