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Raspberry gin jam

I kept the raspberries left over from the raspberry gin recipe I posted a month ago, too good to waste. I kept them in a sealed Mason jar with some gin, shaking now and then to keep them coated until I decided what to do with them. I sieved out the gin and drank that whilst making my new recipe (a win win situation) On Sunday, I had a flash of inspiration, adult jam! Not just any jam, raspberry gin jam. Oh wow it tastes amazing! If you are in the process of making my raspberry mint gin recipe you really must try this, its so easy and so delicious. Ingredients 1kg  raspberry juice of 1  lemon 1kg bag jam sugar (the one with pectin added) Before you start, sterilise your jars (I do mine in the dishwasher) and put a plate in the freezer to chill, you will need this later.  Recipe Bring to the boil, then boil rapidly for 5 mins. Remove from the heat and drop a little jam onto the chilled plate. Now push your finger through it – it should wrinkle and loo...