Cape Gooseberries are now in season in Bombay and my mum who loves CG Jam (just like her mum) decided to make some. I was quite delighted & followed her into the kitchen. Honestly, am very amazed at how ridiculously easy it is to make jam - I would never have imagined!
As always, took lots of pics!
(01) This is the initial fruit - the “Cape Gooseberry” - complete with “Cape” 
very cute indeed! Step one includes basics like de-caping 
& washing.
(02) The second step would possibly be to cut fruit into fours. My mum actually likes the taste of a complete berry in her mouth, so we skipped this step.
Either way, cut or whole, the fruit needs to be squished & squashed mercilessly.
(03) After this add a 1/4 tsp of salt, 4-5 1-inch bits of Cinnamon Stick (for flavor).
Add 1/2 cup of water and 1 cup of sugar (to taste). Unfortunately my mum is a great cook and doesn’t really measure anything (cooks ‘andaaz-se’), so I’m quoting approximates here.
(04) Put on a high fire & cook.
(05) It will boil, keep cooking & stirring
(06) Keep on stirring - the aim is to dry out the water - get it thickened till it reaches a jam consistency.
(07) When ready the jam will have a beautiful glaze. Notice after cooking the color has changed from yellow to brown.
(08) Leave to cool & then bottle.
And that’s all folks! Already tasted it & it’s fabulous 
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February 20th, 2006 at 9:08 am
hmmm… waiting to taste some!
i’l bring the bread!
February 20th, 2006 at 1:09 pm
February 20th, 2006 at 1:23 pm
save some.. will be there in 2-4 months! (hope it lasts.. i know it wont go bad so quickly) so i hope u can resist ur tempations!
February 20th, 2006 at 10:12 pm
When it comes to cooking, I have ten left thumbs. All I know is to make coffee, coz I thrive on it
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February 21st, 2006 at 2:04 pm
February 21st, 2006 at 4:21 pm
yes thats true… cookign is not only easy.. but lots of fun.. and extremely relaxing.
remember to sample my kitchen when u visit bangalore. (that goes for all the readers!)
February 21st, 2006 at 10:21 pm
February 22nd, 2006 at 8:24 am
hmmmm….
March 10th, 2007 at 2:00 pm
I prefer peeling the fruits of their membranous skin like we peel tomatoes when making ketchup, and easier. Just cut into halves and cut out the attachment spot with a sharp knife and peel picking up the skin with your thumb nail.
December 1st, 2007 at 10:54 am
I remember my grandmother making gooseberry jam when I was a little girl, it was just fabulous. I am like your mother, I like to pop the whole fruit into my mouth.
Wanda
http://www.only-cookware.com