tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post5948846383913552166..comments2023-11-18T11:24:52.834-08:00Comments on Tales from the Den of Chaos: Good jam to be inMother of Chaoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12176092618150502244noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-67747758846131158132009-08-20T14:03:10.061-07:002009-08-20T14:03:10.061-07:00Thanks for explaining your methodology, Tama. In ...Thanks for explaining your methodology, Tama. In Britain, they don't even use a water-canning method. They just sterilise the jars, fill them with hot jam, put the lid on and tighten it down as it cools. (This recipe is typical: http://www.lakeland.co.uk/recipe-ideas-blackberryapplejam ).<br /><br />Can you get "jam sugar"? They sell it here - it's fine sugar combined with PipneyJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18361733342528469517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-29294119553378796812009-08-18T21:05:31.372-07:002009-08-18T21:05:31.372-07:00All of this talk about jam is making me hungry! W...All of this talk about jam is making me hungry! We are going blueberry picking tomorrow and we usually just eat ourselves silly for a couple of days and freeze the rest. I may have to make some jam this year. <br />I remember my mom making jam and after sealing the jars, she would turn them upside down and leave them on the counter overnight. If any of them leaked, then it didn't seal Nancynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-35706072860028650192009-08-17T10:07:53.252-07:002009-08-17T10:07:53.252-07:00I normally just lurk, but I had to comment on the ...I normally just lurk, but I had to comment on the jam post. I love homemade jam (both the making and the eating). Have you considered using the low sugar pectin? It's a little more expensive, but it makes amazing jam and uses less than half the sugar. For us it winds up being a little cheaper to make it that way. <br /><br />Another really yummy jam that we made is to use 12oz of Theresanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-27808845311159918202009-08-17T09:33:40.206-07:002009-08-17T09:33:40.206-07:00Ooh, and one more- rose hip jelly! Rose hips have...Ooh, and one more- rose hip jelly! Rose hips have lots of vitamin C, and the jelly is lovely, very sweet and mild, almost like jellied honey. If you have roses (or know people who do and don't use the rose hips), they're easy to come by cheaply.RobinHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10325359641194305097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-77229493460427262882009-08-17T09:31:53.440-07:002009-08-17T09:31:53.440-07:00Ah, reading your posts actually brings back so man...Ah, reading your posts actually brings back so many childhood memories for me! My mom used to make all our jams and jellies. (We had a lot of trouble growing enough strawberries for jam, though- they tended to get eaten at a fearsome rate.)<br /><br />My mom often froze fruit during the peak fruit-growing times of year and then made the jam as we needed it. She'd have swooned over your RobinHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10325359641194305097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-15273221582748325262009-08-16T12:21:12.598-07:002009-08-16T12:21:12.598-07:00Yummmmm. I just returned from my parents' hou...Yummmmm. I just returned from my parents' house with 2 jars of strawberry freezer jelly and one of stovetop/wax peach jelly. (Although the wax didn't seal so well. Which means that gets eaten first.) Homemade jelly is the absolute best.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16501904682379824742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-90431540426034355882009-08-15T11:52:29.307-07:002009-08-15T11:52:29.307-07:00I have a whole bunch of frozen blackberries from l...I have a whole bunch of frozen blackberries from last year's picking to turn into seedless blackberry jam. That is our family's favorite, and the berries are starting to ripen up for this year's crop, too. Our alternate favorite is pear butter--yummy! I make mine with a bit of green cardamom...heavenly! It's definitely one of our favorites. Peach season is here too, so I haveScience PhD Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03927647627619995276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-36139995398040847972009-08-15T11:45:21.972-07:002009-08-15T11:45:21.972-07:00Some others to contemplate:
Plum jelly from that...Some others to contemplate: <br /><br />Plum jelly from that neighbors plum tree that keeps dropping crap on the road. The little 'cherry' plums work just fine, no need to spend on 'eating' plums. <br /><br />Pumpkin Butter, tastes like spreadable pumpkin pie. And you can make plenty from a cheap post-halloween pumpkin. (If you didn't plant any in the garden)<br /><br />Peach Trinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10982450446035552676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-75804687493600085262009-08-15T08:52:14.781-07:002009-08-15T08:52:14.781-07:00regardless of the work involved, home made jam/jel...regardless of the work involved, home made jam/jelly is better than store bought. not only is it healthier, tastier and cheaper, but there is love in each of those jars.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15353475594893632839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-81713472790434570692009-08-14T21:52:55.576-07:002009-08-14T21:52:55.576-07:00thank you. i made jam a few years back and enjoyed...thank you. i made jam a few years back and enjoyed it mightily.Lydeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16432065838864216001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9910550.post-67598615122035301022009-08-14T20:19:36.705-07:002009-08-14T20:19:36.705-07:00Where did you find pectin so cheap online? I'...Where did you find pectin so cheap online? I've been choking every time I have to buy it in the store - In Utah one package is anywhere between $1.99 and $3.50. My kids can go through a pint jar in a week (or less if I let 'em), so I've got to find a cheaper source! We made 18 pints of apricot jam the other day and I'm hoarding it in the basement. Apricot jam on homemade wheatkimbobimnoreply@blogger.com