I have just made a batch of strawberry jam. After the rapid boil and remove from the heat, I used a slatted spoon to try and get the scum off and managed to get quite a bit of it. However, I found it impossible to get it all, and once again, as in previous years, the pink foam has found its way into the jars. In the past I have tried the knob of butter thing but that did not take it away either. How do people get jars of strawberry jam without that pink foam in it?!
beaker59,
Jan 12, 8:41pm
Personally I don't care about the foam and just enjoy the jam :)
This year I put a couple of sticks of rhubarb in mine mmmm delicious.
cgvl,
Jan 12, 8:46pm
x1
I just use a good knob of butter, roughly the size of a large walnut or two. I don't mind the so called scum either.
trah,
Jan 12, 8:48pm
No, it tastes the same, but I just prefer the look of the clear jam!
gilligee,
Jan 12, 8:51pm
Same.
summersunnz,
Jan 12, 11:53pm
+1 - stir the butter through - use a little more butter if needed.
rainrain1,
Jan 13, 12:47am
Scoop it off with a cup, can't see how a slotted spoon would work well
nauru,
Jan 13, 7:17am
Like others said, add a little butter, that does the trick
lynja,
Jan 20, 10:06am
Happy memories of my mother making strawberry jam and skimming the foam off into a saucer. We loved eating it on fresh bread. Somehow it always tasted better than the jam!
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