Raspberry (Framboise) Rose Jam
Raspberry (Framboise) Rose Jam is a low-sugar cooked jam made with Pomona’s Universal Pectin. Pomona’s Pectin contains no sugar or preservatives and jells reliably with low amounts of any sweetener. Sam Leonard, who created this recipe, says: “A wonderful fragrant jam combination.” He used Nielsen-Massey Rose Water, but it isn’t essential to use that brand. Thanks for sharing, Sam.
Servings 5 cups
Ingredients
- 8 cups whole raspberries mashed to yield 4 cups
- 2 teaspoons calcium water see step 1
- ½ teaspoon rose water
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons Pomona’s Pectin mixed with sweetener
Instructions
- Before you begin, prepare calcium water.To do this, combine ½ teaspoon calcium powder (in the small packet in your box of Pomona’s pectin) with ½ cup water in a small, clear jar with a lid. Shake well.Extra calcium water should be stored in the refrigerator for future use.
- Prepare boiling water canner. Heat jars in simmering water until ready for use. Wash lids and bands and set aside.
- Rinse raspberries and mash. Measure mashed raspberries into sauce pan.
- Add calcium water and rose water, and mix well.
- Measure sugar into a bowl. Thoroughly mix pectin powder into sugar. Set aside.
- Bring fruit mixture to a full boil. Add pectin-sugar mixture, stirring vigorously for 1 to 2 minutes to dissolve the pectin while the jam comes back up to a boil. Once the jam returns to a full boil, remove it from the heat.
- Remove hot jars from canner and fill jars with (marmalade/jam/jelly), leaving ¼ inch of headspace. Remove trapped air bubbles, wipe rims and put on lids and screw bands, tightening bands only to “fingertip tight” (until resistance is met, and then just the tiniest bit more).
- Place jars in the hot water, on the rack inside the canner. (Make sure jars are upright, not touching each other or the sides of the canner, and are covered with at least 1-2 inches of water). Place the lid on the canner, bring the canner to a rolling boil, and boil for 10 minutes. (Add 1 minute additional processing time for every 1000 feet above sea level.)
- Turn off heat and allow canner and jars to sit for 5 minutes. Then, remove jars from canner. Allow jars to cool undisturbed for 12-24 hours. Then, confirm that jars have sealed, then store properly. Eat within 1 year. Lasts 3 weeks once opened.
Is it possible to use dried or fresh rose petals in the recipe instead of or in addition to the rosewater? I know several recipes that use dried and fresh flowers in jellies and some jams, but would the addition of the petals make the recipe unsafe in this case?
Hello Karen,
You can certainly add some dried rose petals to this jam. We would recommend no more than 1 tablespoon.
Beautiful, delicious, sacred and festive! I am saving 3 jars for gifting – my Mom’s name is Rose, so it is extra special!