we picked wild blackberries In the school garden to make jam. Mrs Dunnet will take the berries home to make the jam on her cooker and we will use it to make empire biscuits tomorrow.

Here is the recipe :

• wash blackberries
• weigh the blackberries and then weigh the same amount of preserving jam
• mix the berries and jam in a big pot
• squeeze in the juice of one lemon – it’s ok if the pips go in as this helps the jam to set
• put the heat on low and stir until the sugar is runny
• once the sugar is runny, turn the heat up high
• when the mixture starts to boil, turn the heat down to the lowest setting and continue to stir for around 15 minutes
• mash the mixture to remove most of the lumps
• use a ladle to pour the jam mixture into clean, cold jars
• put into the fridge an enjoy when cold/set

please do not allow children to make jam by themselves as the mixture becomes extremely hot and will stick to the skin