Thanks to Michael Burch for his photos of the event!

Jam making with McKinney's

I was in my element yesterday attending a jam-making workshop at Belfast Cookery School. The event was sponsored by McKinney's Sure-Set Jam Sugar with jam making demonstrated by top South African Chef and RTE1 regular Rozanne Stevens. 

                             Rozanne demonstrates the finer points of jam making.

In the extremely well-equipped surroundings of Belfast Cookery School, (www.belfastcookeryschool.com) Rozanne showed us how to make jam and relish. We also had ample opportunity to taste a wide selection of her jams, relishes and chutneys!

                               

                                    A bottle of freshly made Spiced Strawberry Relish.

Rozanne demonstrated how using McKinney's Sure-Set Jam Sugar takes the uncertainty out of jam-making. With Sure-Set Jam Sugar there's no boiling fruit for hours, anxiously testing the mixture every couple of minutes, wondering if it's ever going to set. With Sure-Set it's simple - boil for four minutes (yes you read that correctly, 4 minutes!) remove from the heat and let the mixture rest in the pot for 15 minutes before transferring to sterilised jars, and it's done!

Time for us to have a go, and off to our individual cooking stations armed with all manner of fruit and of course the Sure-Set Jam Sugar!

                                                    Don't forget the Sure-Set! 

 

                                      

                               That Belfast Girl and I had a lot of strawberries to prepare!

I was amazed by how easy it was to make gorgeous pots of jam, all perfectly set and delicious and came home inspired and eager to get started making lots and lots of jams and relishes. Guess what my friends will be getting for Christmas this year!

Thank you to all at McKinney's Sugar, Belfast Cookery School, and of course the lovely Rozanne Stevens for a fantastic day!