It's
National Jam Week (18th-24th June) - a perfect time for it, with strawberries beginning to ripen and flowers on the bramble bushes marking the promise of blackberries to come. To get into the spirit
Monica Shaw spoke with preserving expert
Gloria Nicol, author of
100 Jams, Jellies, Preserves and Pickles for some tips on jam making & her favourite jam recipe - Redcurrant, Strawberrry & Black Pepper Jam.