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Nanna Ruth’s Blackcurrant Jam and Scones
England , Nana Ruth December 2006

In this recipe Nanna Ruth shows us not only how to make a delicious Blackcurrant Jam but also, with the help of Grandaughter Lauren, how to make the scones to spread the jam onto. This was filmed by Human Beans as part of What’s Cooking Grandmas of Lancaster.  

    Ingredients to make 6lbs

  • 2lbs blackcurrants
  • 1 1/2 pts water
  • 3lbs sugar
  • knob of butter

4 comments...

John Lewis February 4, 2009

Very good video easy to follow even i can make jam now thanks a lot.
Mick August 20, 2009

We finally got around to try and make jam this year, with the blackberries we picked at the week end. The recipe worked wonders! Even for the novices that we are, although we found that with Blackberries jam you’ve to put the mixture through a cieve to get rid of the seeds. Big thanks to Ruth!
mick August 13, 2011

i tried this & the scones both were lovely , loved the scones with the jam & clotted cream
graham November 13, 2011

I make jam myself I just want to say how lovely it was to watch nana making the jam and showing her grandauther how to do it aswell great video x

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Jackie’s Scones
England , Jackie October 2006

Jackie (Grandmother to 13) and her scones are the main attraction at Casey’s Cosy Corner Cafe in the Assembly Rooms Lancaster. In this film Jackie shares her secrets, it’s all in the hands… 

    Makes six big scones

  •  3lb Plain Flour
  • 10oz Marg
  • 3oz Baking power
  • 12oz Caster sugar
  • 9oz Fruit
  • 1 1/2 pts Milk
  • 2 Eggs
  • Salt

9 comments...

nicole thorogood November 11, 2008

3oz of baking powder is a lot is it correct?
Samantha November 14, 2008

When do you put in the salt?
Vicki Mann April 18, 2009

this recipe was amazing, everyone that I made it for went absolutely nuts for it. I recknonize the method of rubbing the butter and other ingredients together from my own mother. And I also recknonize the amount of baking powder, as I have also used that much when I have baked something very similar as well.
Thank you for sharing this recipe and putting it on film
Kerry May 30, 2009

Love the video!….cosy place…awesome scones.
Daniela July 21, 2009

I just tried to make those for the first time and did everything as Jackie says but my mixture became so wet I had to add more flour. Does anyone know why? There is a slim possibility I put less flour than I had to because of the measuring cup, but I’m not sure. Please help!
Sean July 26, 2009

I used a slight less amount of milk. I’m in Canada and the conversion would work out to 3.75 cups of milk. I added the milk slowly until I got a nice big flakey texture. Then the raisins. I made 12 and they sold the same day at my work place. Very happy to find her on YouTube - GREAT work!!
Christine June 18, 2010

I just tried to make the scones.. Looking from the recipe, I found that the caster sugar and milk are very plenty.. I followed the recipe anyway and only use around 250ml milk instead of 700ml…

I tried to use all the milk and so I added a bit of flour… At the end, I think I used 350ml milk… and made 24 scones at the end.. It’s still cooking and so I haven’t tasted yet..
jess July 10, 2010

the salt… is that just a pinch?
Rob March 13, 2011

The amount of salt you use depends on how salty the marg or butter is, a pinch shd do. I also put in a splash of lemon juice - it helps the baking powder work (esp if its been in your cupboard a while!), and gives it a bit of subtle freshness.

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