Vanilla Ice Cream with Kotyoku(Jonathan) Apple Jam When I thought about making jam with these sour apples, an idea popped up in my mind. What if I use the skin, too? Would that make the jam red, or at least pink? So I googled, and found that quite many women in Japan thought the same thing. I found a Japanese website with appetizing photos of apple jam with red spots (the skin) showing here and there. I thought that the jam would look lovely with ice cream or yogurt. So I tried it out, with the amount of sugar being 25% of the weight of the Kogyoku apples. While in the pot, my jam looked pretty close to the jam on the Japanese website mentioned above, but after canning, mine turned darker orange. Mmmm.... And the color seems to be getting darker with time. The difference is: I used spices, like cinnamon and nutmeg, and I also added a little amount of pectin at the end, which was probably unnecessary. Though not too happy with the color, I like the taste of this jam very much -- I found the texture of the skin rather pleasant. But I’m not too crazy about the combination of this jam and buttered toast. Categories: Sweets |
Saturday, November 11, 2006
Kogyoku Apple Jam
Posted by obachan at 11/11/2006 04:36:00 PM
Labels: Jam/Marmalade
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3 comments:
I think it may not turn brownish if you add a little lemon juice to it. It doesn't really matter taste-wise but if the color matters, you might give it a go next time.
ooh this looks really good!
I saw some apple jam in our local Japanese grocery store the other day. I should probably try it out. It might work really well as a pancake or crepe filling.
Your's looks delightful.
- Chubbypanda
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