Fruit Fresh and Lemon Juice

[Prickle]

If I use fruit fresh do I still need to use lemon juice?

[Violet]

For what purpose ? I need to know what you are preserving to know if the lemon juice is for safety.

 

[Prickle]

Jam

 

Strawberry and cherry at the moment.

[Violet]

Are you presoaking the fruit ? If so, then just the Fruit Fresh. If lemon juice is called for in the jam itself, then yes, you need to add it to the jam to get a gel.

Some fruits have it added so you have the right blend of acid, fruit, sugar, and pectin to get a gel. Some jam recipes need it for safety, like banana jam, and a few other lower acid fruits.

[Prickle]

No I'm not presoaking. I've been using both but then it occured to me that maybe I didn't have to.

 

Thanks Violet, I'll keep the lemon juice