Harcourt Hole Meets Tennessee Blackberry Jam

From the famous Harcourt Hole (exhibits_harcourt_hole.html) , we find food !

This is a jar of blackberry jam made with blackberry from Harcourt Hole, with a Tennessee recipe, contributed by a Harcourt Road resident to the Mobile Museum

Try it out during the season for blackberries (June-September!)

Enjoy !

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Harcourt Hole meets Tennessee Blackberry Jam

Makes 1 small jar per cup of berries

Ingredients:

Blackberries

Jam Sugar

1/2 apple with peeling, cored and cut into sections

Ratio: 2/3 cup sugar per 1 cup of berries

4 cups blackberries maximum per batch

2-3/4 cups sugar for 4 cups berries

Prepare and sterilise jam jars and lids by boiling (fully immersed in water) for 20 mins.

Keep them in the hot water with the lid on until ready to use.

Add blackberries to a large, thick bottomed pan and mash a few to get a little juice in the pan

Add sugar and apple pieces and heat on medium heat

Stir mixture to keep from sticking and simmer for approximately 15-20 minutes until it reaches 219F

Mixture will start to sheet from spoon and drop double drops from spoon.

Remove apple slices to eat separately (once cooled).

Pour jam into prepared jars and close lids until nearly tight. Tighten lids as the jars cool.

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contributed by a Harcourt Road Resident