gooseberry jam

Sour berry spread

Gooseberry jam is a preserve made from gooseberries, sugar, and pectin.

The tart, slightly sour flavor of gooseberries produces a jam less sweet than most fruit preserves: She spread gooseberry jam on her toast.

Popular in British cooking, it pairs well with rich meats and cheeses as well as breakfast breads.

Related

sweet · tart · spread · toast · pectin · sugar · homemade · canning · water bath · setting point · fruit · green · sour · bramble · hedgerow · English · garden · seedy

Categories
Opposites
fruit preserve type

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Citrus preserve with peel

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food category

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Family

gooseberry, goose, berry, gooseberries, jammed, jamming, berries

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G