Blackberry & Cardamom Jam with a side of Hard light

Blackberry jam- me

Not super fancy, but here is my blackberry jam recipe.

Long way around, but I was cleaning out my freezer and had a shitload of frozen blackberries that I needed gone- So I turned it into jam!

Blackberry & Cardamom Jam with a side of hard light :)

5ish cups of frozen blackberries (I haven’t used fresh but I believe you would get the same outcome. You might have to boil longer to get rid of the excess water)

1.5 cups of sugar

1/2 lemon

5 cardamon pods

*Cardamon spice comes in pods. I used a mortar and pestle to crack the pods and then grind the seeds*

Put all ingredients in a pot and boil until it foams- around 30 minutes

Final product-

Scoop some jam on to a plate or spoon, run your finger through it, if the jam doesn’t run it’s done. Obviously this is very hot so be careful!

Canning-

Use mason jar’s to store the jam.

Boil the jars and the tops for about 10-15 minutes

Take the the jars out of the boiling water (I used tongs because they are incredibly hot).

Put the jars on a sheet pan

Spoon the jam into the jars, put the lids on and then turned them upside down.

THAT IS IT.

Lighting-
You know when you have an idea in your head and it comes together just like you pictured? Well this is it my friends. I’ve wanted to make hard light photos for a very long time. There is something playful, commercial like and professional about them- at least to me there is. I know some people aren’t into it, but I truly do not care. I repeat do not care.

Recipe format-

I need to figure out a recipe format. I know there are plugins, but I’m too lazy to research right now. Sorry if it’s confusing.