Ground Cherry Jam
11 Jul 2018 22:19![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
karmicdragonflyA few years ago, I bought a packet of Aunt Molly's Ground Cherry seeds.
I have grown a few plants and saved seeds each year from some of the fruit. Each plant doesn't make enough fruit to really do much with, so this year I planted a few extra plants -- I think there are 5 plants this year, so I'm getting more fruit.
Here are some of the plants --
When the fruit first started coming in, I had a couple small bowls full so I decided to make some jam. The fruit grows in its own wrapper, sort of like a tomatillo --
Peel the wrapper, and the fruit looks a lot like a cherry tomato. The tastes is more like a cross between a tomato and a cherry --
Only had a few; boiling with some water and lemon juice.
Added some sugar after the fruit popped open (and I mashed a bit also)...then let it cool and thicken!
The resulting jam was sweeter than I expected, so I might add a bit more lemon juice next time. I like it -- but you have to be tolerant of pulp and seeds -- which I enjoy, but it's definitely "jam" and not a strained jelly or anything!
Book club was enjoyable tonight, and now I gotta get to bed...after I finish my Old Fashioned night cap :)
I have grown a few plants and saved seeds each year from some of the fruit. Each plant doesn't make enough fruit to really do much with, so this year I planted a few extra plants -- I think there are 5 plants this year, so I'm getting more fruit.
Here are some of the plants --
When the fruit first started coming in, I had a couple small bowls full so I decided to make some jam. The fruit grows in its own wrapper, sort of like a tomatillo --
Peel the wrapper, and the fruit looks a lot like a cherry tomato. The tastes is more like a cross between a tomato and a cherry --
Only had a few; boiling with some water and lemon juice.
Added some sugar after the fruit popped open (and I mashed a bit also)...then let it cool and thicken!
The resulting jam was sweeter than I expected, so I might add a bit more lemon juice next time. I like it -- but you have to be tolerant of pulp and seeds -- which I enjoy, but it's definitely "jam" and not a strained jelly or anything!
Book club was enjoyable tonight, and now I gotta get to bed...after I finish my Old Fashioned night cap :)