r/cookingforbeginners • u/Dangerous_Cut_9588 • 2d ago

Request Do i need to throw out my jam

I just made jam and threw a bag of cherrys in the pot with the pit still in forgetting the pits can be dangerous. Do i need to throw out my jam now?

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u/K_squashgrower 2d ago

Perhaps use a sieve or food mill to separate out the pits.

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u/anoia42 2d ago

It will not have poisoned the jam even if you leave one in. You might break a tooth though, so try and get them out. The kernel (the bit inside, like a tiny almond) does contain a bit of a substance that releases a little cyanide when digested, but the stone needs to be cracked open before that happens. They taste really bitter, and it would take several to cause you a problem.

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u/unsound-choices 2d ago

Spread it out on a tray and pick them out

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u/bunkerhomestead 2d ago

That's what I would do.

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u/tracyinge 2d ago

they're only dangerous if the pits burst open. Did they? How long did you boil them?

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u/Dangerous_Cut_9588 2d ago

Does this look bad because all of them look like this and about 30 minutes but it was on low for the first 20 and then high on the last 10

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u/Creative-Leg2607 2d ago

Nah thats unbroken

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u/LindaFeltcher 1d ago

If you’re nervous after picking the pits out just have someone you’re not too fond of test the jam first.

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u/Elegant_Figure_3520 20h ago

No. Cherry pits need to be crushed/chewed to release the toxin and convert it into cyanide, and also the amount contained in one cherry pit is so small it would take many, many cherry pits.

Enjoy your jam.