Kiwi jam with a hint of lime (and a giveaway!) Recipe
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This is my first ever batch of homemade jam! I’m so impressed with myself – feel like a domestic goddess. Making jam from scratch has always seemed a bit scary (I seem to say this a lot, I think I must be easily intimidated) – I’ve always had visions of bubbling sugar, burnt pans, and, inevitably, me with hot jam tipped all down my front (not particularly goddessy).
But I was recently sent the Ball FreshTech Jam and Jelly Maker to try out, so I figured I’d better give it a go. Turns out, this machine makes homemade jam super easy! Some may call it cheating; I call it acceptance of my own incompetence.
I actually don’t like kiwi fruit. I used to like them years ago, but I had a bad one as a kid and it put me off for life…
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