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http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2014/08/rustic-apricot-jam-recipe.html Jam Making 101: The Secrets to Getting Jam to Set Like a Pro The key to perfectly set jam is understanding how pectin works.  GET THE RECIPE Rustic Apricot Jam It can seem like witchcraft: you start with a pile of fresh fruit, wave a wand (okay, actually a rubber spatula) over a bubbling, boiling cauldron and then everything comes together into a glistening, jewel-toned, spreadable jam. There's chemistry behind the magic, though, and understanding it is the key to making great jam. Once I learned exactly how a jam's few ingredients interact, I was able to figure out what I was doing wrong when my first strawberry jam came out like a soda syrup and my second came out like the sliceable contents of the can of cranberry sauce my grandma used to open at Christmas. The ultimate goal in jam-making is to form a molecular web that holds all of the fruit's juices together. And...