Jam Recipe Guide: The best fruit preserves and jellies

Whether it’s blackberry, damson or plum jam, a dollop of homemade fruit preserve drizzled on to a hunk of freshly baked bread is the simplest of breakfast treats.

We’re rounding up the best jam recipes for all seasons – from quirkily-flavoured jellies to jam sponge puddings – as well as our top shop-bought preserves.

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