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Damson and Plum Jam. Both seem to have vanished
My husband fancied some damson or plum jam about 6 weeks ago and I have looked all over the place for either but I have had no luck .
![]() All I can see are, blackcurrant, apricot, gooseberry, bramble, strawberry, raspberry, lemoncurd and blueberry. I have looked in Sainsburys, Tesco, Waitrose, Asda and Morrisons as well as smaller local shops. Any help would be excellent. ![]() Thank You.
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I have two jars of plum jam in my fridge right now, bought from Asda.
They sell their own brand and Bonne Maman, and I use them regularly for baking: http://groceries.asda.com/search/plum%20conserve Proper branches of Tesco also sell Tiptree plum jam and Sainsbury's do a couple of home brand versions. The only big supermarket I visit who never stock it is Morrisons. Aldi used to, but they stopped. Their jams also all contain glucose-fructose syrups. I just want proper jam made with sugar and fruit. |
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I have two jars of plum jam in my fridge right now, bought from Asda.
They sell their own brand and Bonne Maman, and I use them regularly for baking: http://groceries.asda.com/search/plum%20conserve Proper branches of Tesco also sell Tiptree plum jam and Sainsbury's do a couple of home brand versions. The only big supermarket I visit who never stock it is Morrisons. Aldi used to, but they stopped. Their jams also all contain glucose-fructose syrups. I just want proper jam made with sugar and fruit. ![]() It will be a nice journey to Altrincham to Asda and Sainsbury's to see if they stock them. Or I could ring first to save a journey of about 50 miles there and back. |
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My husband fancied some damson or plum jam about 6 weeks ago and I have looked all over the place for either but I have had no luck .
![]() All I can see are, blackcurrant, apricot, gooseberry, bramble, strawberry, raspberry, lemoncurd and blueberry. I have looked in Sainsburys, Tesco, Waitrose, Asda and Morrisons as well as smaller local shops. Any help would be excellent. ![]() Thank You. ![]() |
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I appreciate that, thank you.
![]() It will be a nice journey to Altrincham to Asda and Sainsbury's to see if they stock them. Or I could ring first to save a journey of about 50 miles there and back. Come September there will be loads of wild damson trees your way if you're up for jam-making come autumn. ( Dead easy) |
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You're in Cheshire maddie?
Come September there will be loads of wild damson trees your way if you're up for jam-making come autumn. ( Dead easy) I did try making jam just once and that was at school and was a complete disaster, Miss Wiliiams our teacher said it had not enough pectin in it. It was strawberry jam and very runny. |
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Yes I am.
I did try making jam just once and that was at school and was a complete disaster, Miss Wiliiams our teacher said it had not enough pectin in it. It was strawberry jam and very runny. ) Tons of natural pectin in damsons, you don't need jam sugar or pectin as far as I remember. It has to be one of the nicest jams so your OH has good taste. Damsons will be out in flower near you now I think so as you drive around it's a case of spotting the tree with its white flowers and then going back in autumn although it doesn't solve your immediate jam issue! Plum trees ditto, same time, same colour.Probably spot them from the M60 on the way to somewhere else. ( Don't live near you any more, but the trafford water park etc/ hedgerows/ side of disused railways etc?) |
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Plum and damson jam easy to make (as is damson gin 😜
. Give it a go 😊
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Plum and damson jam easy to make (as is damson gin 😜
. Give it a go 😊Damson gin sounds very interesting. May give it a go I really don't know, I have to feel in the mood.
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Damsons will be out in flower near you now I think so as you drive around it's a case of spotting the tree with its white flowers and then going back in autumn although it doesn't solve your immediate jam issue! Plum trees ditto, same time, same colour.Probably spot them from the M60 on the way to somewhere else. ( Don't live near you any more, but the trafford water park etc/ hedgerows/ side of disused railways etc?) I am a bit further south than the M60 more the Nantwich area. It is a good idea though what you suggested about the disused railways we do have some of those around I never thought of that. When I was younger me and my friend walked around the area where we lived and there was an lovely old man who we always spoke to as he was always in his garden and he had a few damson trees in his front garden. He passed away a few years ago and by chance we built our bungalow about half a mile away down the lane. His house has now been sold and all of his lovely garden including the damson trees have gone, the area is gravel with cars parked on it .
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Thanks for that.
Damson gin sounds very interesting. May give it a go I really don't know, I have to feel in the mood. ![]() We have some wild damson trees along a lane near to where we live and we pick the damsons every year. It was a very good year last year so this year might not be so good though. We usually make Damson Gin when the damsons are picked in September and steep them until Christmas, bottle the liquor and store it until the following Christmas, it improves with age. We then used the gin-soaked damsons for damson crumble!! Highly recommended!!! ![]() ![]() We make Damson Jelly for Christmas as an alternative to Cranberry Jelly. |
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Damson Jam. Jelly, and Gin are all very easy to do.
We have some wild damson trees along a lane near to where we live and we pick the damsons every year. It was a very good year last year so this year might not be so good though. We usually make Damson Gin when the damsons are picked in September and steep them until Christmas, bottle the liquor and store it until the following Christmas, it improves with age. We then used the gin-soaked damsons for damson crumble!! Highly recommended!!! ![]() ![]() We make Damson Jelly for Christmas as an alternative to Cranberry Jelly. Sounds delish alternative and damsons are a "superfood" too. BIB That makes sense - winter weather hasn't been great for tree fruit. You are lucky - none near me now, would have to go 40 miles? It's too impractical to trek around scouring, even on a dog walk. (Planted a damson tree in garden here, not a single fruit. I'm back on the bilberry kick - now that is slow-going! ) The OP is in a great place - S. Cheshire as good as Lyth Valley Cumbria for damsons, she'll probably find some escapee plums too. ( We get wild plums here - not sweet enough. Learnt my lesson - if you're not sure of the fruit, make a small batch ) Never made the damson gin - tried the sloe and made a bad job of it ( not enough sugar) Delia has a great spicy damson chutney too I can vouch for - brill with sausages, cheese etc. http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/t...n-chutney.html |
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I am a bit further south than the M60 more the Nantwich area.
It is a good idea though what you suggested about the disused railways we do have some of those around I never thought of that. When I was younger me and my friend walked around the area where we lived and there was an lovely old man who we always spoke to as he was always in his garden and he had a few damson trees in his front garden. He passed away a few years ago and by chance we built our bungalow about half a mile away down the lane. His house has now been sold and all of his lovely garden including the damson trees have gone, the area is gravel with cars parked on it .:( I remember being a student ( this was 80's) and me and my BF at time used to go "foraging" , don't think word was invented finding an amazing old orchard of pears, plums, apples etc. in some kind of woodland clearing. Same thing happened to that. Small island, a lot of cars, incl. me! ![]() Good luck anyway. ( I only came on as I saw your first ever post on the oven gadget thread and people were taking the mickey, as they do, so I thought I'd popmpver to this thread & reply!
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Good luck anyway. ( I only came on as I saw your first ever post on the oven gadget thread and people were taking the mickey, as they do, so I thought I'd popmpver to this thread & reply!
![]() xxx ![]() I just want to say thank you to all of you for being just so happy and helpful on my first thread on DS. Now I know where to buy my jam, where to get my damsons from and your recipes which I will more than likely have a go at. ![]() Love Maddie |
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[quote=flashfiction;82124979 ( I only came on as I saw your first ever post on the oven gadget thread and people were taking the mickey, as they do, so I thought I'd popmpver to this thread & reply!
[/QUOTE]Snap! Until yesterday I didn't even know there was a food forum! |
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Snap! Until yesterday I didn't even know there was a food forum!
I had only ever seen that General news Discussion page until this week. No idea about those food word games threads - can't see the point of them so I'll keep out of that.
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What a really nice thing to do.
xxx ![]() I just want to say thank you to all of you for being just so happy and helpful on my first thread on DS. Now I know where to buy my jam, where to get my damsons from and your recipes which I will more than likely have a go at. ![]() Love Maddie Might take a leaf out of your book and even post a new thread myself, having never done that either. Maybe on weird stuff out there, as far removed from damson gin as could be. eg. weird processed food products - "here's canned aerosol cheese" ![]() https://media.giphy.com/media/xyPWsgSb4P00U/giphy.gif http://www.weloveshopping.com/shop/myguy/Food-0001.jpg |
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That's nice - let us know how it goes.
Might take a leaf out of your book and even post a new thread myself, having never done that either. Maybe on weird stuff out there, as far removed from damson gin as could be. eg. weird processed food products - "here's canned aerosol cheese" ![]() https://media.giphy.com/media/xyPWsgSb4P00U/giphy.gif http://www.weloveshopping.com/shop/myguy/Food-0001.jpg Will do. Go ahead and start a new thread with something weird, that would be great,something different for a change.
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When I was growing up we always had the same jam.......Robertson's Bramble Seedless
don't see that much nowadays.........I wouldn't mind getting a jar just for the nostalgia |
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When I was growing up we always had the same jam.......Robertson's Bramble Seedless
don't see that much nowadays.........I wouldn't mind getting a jar just for the nostalgia it could have been Sainsbury's own brand. |
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Last year I made sloe gin, blackberry whisky and Damson vodka. All lovely.
What I want to know is where can I buy tinned plums? Tesco never have them in. |
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Last year I made sloe gin, blackberry whisky and Damson vodka. All lovely.
What I want to know is where can I buy tinned plums? Tesco never have them in. Tinned plums - maybe a place that stocks Polish food? |
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Last year I made sloe gin, blackberry whisky and Damson vodka. All lovely.
What I want to know is where can I buy tinned plums? Tesco never have them in. What I did find on Asda's was tinned figs, I enjoy fresh figs but I don't know about tinned.
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Tinned plums online at waitrose & Tesco. (John west and own brand)
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I've never seen tinned plums, only prunes in the UK. I din't know they existed here.
Tinned plums - maybe a place that stocks Polish food? |
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) Tons of natural pectin in damsons, you don't need jam sugar or pectin as far as I remember. It has to be one of the nicest jams so your OH has good taste. 
