Hot Monday in March Jam

A few months ago, during the great eastern heatwave, we retreated to the air-conditioned oasis of our local Asian Grocer. It was here that we chanced upon the peculiar American beverage known as Kool-Aid. The juice was strawberry and kiwifruit flavoured; and, though I was initially perplexed at this strange concoction, it soon became apparent that pure genius was swirling around in my mouth. And so it came to pass that we should find the inspiration for our very first jam on a hot Monday in March.

We used 500g of strawberries and 200g of kiwifruit. Add one cup of sugar and two tablespoons of JamSetta.

Unfortunately, at this early stage of our Jam making adventures, we had barely taken to documenting the process and these two photos are all that remains of that wonderful summer Jam. Though it appears a murky brown preserve, 'twas actually a deep ruby red strewn with little black freckles of kiwi.