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The Sun
03-05-2025
- Lifestyle
- The Sun
I tried supermarket jams – an 89p winner and tastes better than posher brands
TO say we love jam in the UK is an understatement. Every year, we spend over £200 million on the sweet spread, with raspberry a favourite choice. 9 Meghan Markle recently released her own raspberry jam, which sold out in just an hour. Raspberries are full of antioxidants, rich in vitamins and have a lower sugar content when compared to other fruits. If you pick them too early, the jam will be sour or tart. Pick too late and the jam may be too sweet. LYNSEY HOPE tried some supermarket jars to find the sweetest, fruitiest spread for your toast: Hartley's Raspberry Jam (300g) £1.50 50p per 100g Lynsey says: "I'd expected this branded jam to contain more fruit than some of the supermarket offerings, but there was actually only 35g fruit per 100g. "Despite this, it tasted very sweet and fruity, but the taste was a little artificial. I liked the seeds within the spread. "The ingredients were simple with sugar, raspberries and water being the main ingredients. Quite pricey for a small jar." Meghan Markle shares rare video of Lilibet speaking in American accent as pair make £11 jam together Taste: 4/5 Value: 3/5 Total: 7/10 Aldi Grandessa Seedless Raspberry Jam (454g) 69p 15.1p per 100g Lynsey says: " Aldi 's jam smelt really strong when I took the lid off and a little overpowering. "The spread was heavy on raspberries with 45g fruit per 100g but it tasted overly sweet, probably because of the glucose-fructose syrup used to make it taste sweet. "It's a nice deep red colour but the consistency was a little gloopy and thick. Not easy to spread." Taste: 2/5 Value: 2/5 Total score: 4/10 Essential Waitrose Seedless Raspberry Jam (454g) £1.40 30.8p per 100g Lynsey says: "The Waitrose jam had a deliciously appetising deep red hue, it was almost plum in colour and I couldn't wait to lather this on my toast. "It was extremely sweet and it's no surprise given it contains 45g fruit per 100g and 63g sugar. "The sugary taste masked the authentic flavour of the raspberries but I did enjoy the light, tangy aftertaste The smooth, seedless texture was perfect too." Taste: 4/5 Value: 4/5 Total score: 8/10 Sainsbury's Raspberry Jam (454g) 89p 20p per 100g Lynsey says: "If I hadn't seen the label, I would have said this was a higher quality branded jam. The colour is so pretty and it's delicately seeded. "The sweetness is spot on and the balance of raspberries in the spread is perfect, with 45g fruit per 100g. "The sweetness was spot on and it wasn't overly tart or sour. "Perfect for toast, sandwiches or cakes - my winner." Taste: 5/5 Value: 5/5 Total score: 10/10 How to save money on your supermarket shop THERE are plenty of ways to save on your grocery shop. You can look out for yellow or red stickers on products, which show when they've been reduced. If the food is fresh, you'll have to eat it quickly or freeze it for another time. Making a list should also save you money, as you'll be less likely to make any rash purchases when you get to the supermarket. Going own brand can be one easy way to save hundreds of pounds a year on your food bills too. This means ditching "finest" or "luxury" products and instead going for "own" or value" type of lines. Plenty of supermarkets run wonky veg and fruit schemes where you can get cheap prices if they're misshapen or imperfect. For example, Lidl runs its Waste Not scheme, offering boxes of 5kg of fruit and vegetables for just £1.50. If you're on a low income and a parent, you may be able to get up to £442 a year in Healthy Start vouchers to use at the supermarket too. Plus, many councils offer supermarket vouchers as part of the Household Support Fund. Tesco Raspberry Jam (454g) 89p 20p per 100g Lynsey says: "The Tesco jam had a lovely thick consistency and a deliciously, sweet fruity flavour. "It contained 45g fruit per 100g and wasn't as sugary tasting as some of the brands. "It was a little thicker, which gave it an almost home-made feel and the ingredients were simple with just sugar, raspberries, gelling agents and acidity regulators. "It's a great price, too. Overall, I was impressed." Taste: 4/5 Value: 5/5 Total score: 9/10 Morrisons Raspberry Jam (420g) £1.15 27.3g per 100g Lynsey says: "I wonder if Morrisons is practising a bit of shrinkflation here as the jar is slightly smaller than all the other own brand options, making it more expensive per 100g spread. "It does have a nice depth of flavour, but the raspberries are a little overpowered by sugar. "Like many of the other supermarket offerings, it contains around 45g fruit per 100g spread. "It was ok - not my favourite and not the cheapest." Taste: 3/5 Value: 3/5 Total score: 6/10 Asda Seedless Raspberry Jam (454g) £1.15 25.3p per 100g Lynsey says: " Asda 's jam is a good budget buy but it is quite sweet tasting. "Like Aldi, it contains glucose-fructose syrup to make it sweet and there's more sugar than most of the brands. "The raspberry flavour was a little tart and the consistency a little runny. "I did like Asda 's branding. It was a pretty jar for the price, but let down a bit on taste." Taste: 3/5 Value: 3/5 Total score: 6/10 M&S Raspberry Conserve (340g) £2.60 76.5p per 100g Lynsey says: "Pricey but this is delicious with a perfectly sweet and sharp flavour. "It has a lovely consistency, perfectly set without being too thick. The raspberries tastes authentic and there is a generous 55g of fruit per 100g. "It's not overly sweet with a perfect tangy, flavour and appetising aroma. "It wasn't overly tart or sour - M&S have this spot on." Do you have a money problem that needs sorting? Get in touch by emailing money-sm@
Yahoo
18-02-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Fairmont remembers contributions of local civil rights pioneer
FAIRMONT — Hartley's Department Store was more than happy to take money from Black Fairmont residents but not employ them for front-end positions. Catherine Dooley Taylor helped change that. "Hartley, they had a black lady that ran the elevator, but Blacks were not allowed into the department store," Rev. Wesley Dobbs said. "Along with her brother, Fred Dooley, and others, Sister Taylor marched up the street, no violence. We just marched. They would take your money, but you could not work there. "After probably about five to six years, they broke down, and we was allowed in the Hartley's just like any, anyone else. She was very instrumental in that because her and her brother would not let it go until it happened." The City of Fairmont celebrated the Second Annual Catherine Dooley Taylor Day on Monday. Last year, City Council passed a proclamation naming Feb. 17 Catherine Dooley Taylor Day, in recognition of her contributions to the community. Taylor passed at the age of 102 in 2012. The city also dedicated its first honorary street sign under its then-new program in July 2024. The sign dedicates Maple Avenue to Taylor. The action at Hartley's wasn't the only civil rights work Taylor did, Dobbs said. She also helped with a push to make local banks issue loans to Black residents, helped end discriminatory practices at DC Murphy Company Store and theater in Fairmont. Taylor also marched outside the Marion County Courthouse after two white teenagers confessed to the murder of a gay Black man. "She had everybody at heart, she cared for everyone," Mary Tate, Taylor's daughter, said. "She was just that kind, strong person who wanted to help everybody in any way she could." Tate said her mother received the Humanitarian Award from the governor in Charleston. Her mother did more in the community than civil rights work. Tate said she devoted her life to her church and community. Dobbs said Taylor was at Morningstar Baptist Church with him for 36 years. Taylor is particularly known for one of her quotes. Fairmont Mayor Anne Bolyard keeps it close at hand. "I actually keep a bookmark of her obituary in my notebook that I run into Council each every meeting," Bolyard said. "'Let me live in my house by the side of the road and be a friend to Man.' I'm paraphrasing her words and legacy, but that is a driving force for me." Bolyard never had a chance to meet Taylor personally but did meet her surviving family members at least year's street sign unveiling. February is Black History Month. Bolyard said Black history is American history, and it's important to celebrate each contribution made by Black Americans. "There are countless of those to be found not often found in the mainstream or traditional history books of this country," she said. "It's an important part of our history that we need to celebrate and recognize every day, not just in the month of February."
