Saturday, May 10, 2014

Greengage jam from my hoard of eriks!

This time if year is erik season. Eriks are the tiny, hard green plums being sold by the paper bag on the street. The Turkish eat the dipped in salt, but I like their crunchy, tangy, sweetness. Unfortunately Liz and I couldn't quite manage to get through the very large shopping bag I brought back from Antakya so today in a fit of homemaking, I decided to try my hand at making jam!


For your information, I had never made jam, and I decided to just wing it.



And it turned out really well! With hindsight, I probably should have halved the little plums so it was easier to get the stones out when the fruit started breaking down, but with a little perseverance I ended up with a slightly tart, mildly sweet, greenish jam of perfect consistency!  It tastes awesome of toast with melted butter, and fantastic on a cracker with salty cheese. I have no idea if you can get greengages in NZ but I'm sure going to miss them when I leave Turkey!



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