I remember my mom standing out by the side of the road, in her cat-eyes sunglasses waving down the Pinky-Dinky man. She would buy me anything I wanted as long as it didn’t cost more than a dime….yes, a dime! She always bought herself a push-up. Always. Mom loved those things, still does. As a…
Jelly
Candy Apple Jelly
The County Fair will be here tomorrow and this jelly has been entered into fair again. I enter it every year and every year I win a blue ribbon for it! It’s so wonderful and tastes just like a candy apple. It’s great on a biscuit but it’s better on ice cream and since it’s…
Back Again!
This blog stuff is really hard work! I also forget about doing it sometimes. I want to talk about many things to you and then I totally forget………I guess that comes with age, doesn’t it? I made some wonderful apricot butter this weekend. Doesn’t it look lovely? The most important thing I can tell you…
Jammin’ in the Winter
If you are not lucky enough to live in a part of the country that has perpetual harvests of fresh fruits and vegetables, you need to read this! Where I live, our fruit and vegetable harvest begins in May and ends in October, for the most part. That leaves 6 full months without anything to…
The difference between Jam, Jelly, Marmalade, & Conserves
When I first started canning, I often wondered what the difference between jelly, jam, marmalade was. Then, I was introduced to the term conserve and could not figure out what the heck that was and how it fit into my sweet biscuit topping world! I searched the internet and found most information to be less…
How do I get rid of the seeds in jam?
Many people love jam, but hate the seeds associated with blackberry and raspberry jam. I feel the same way and if you are making any in the near future, I have a trick that will help you out. Let’s take blackberries: That jam tastes so good…….but the seeds involved will get stuck in your teeth…
Apricot Jam and Jelly Recipe
After I finished the marmalade, I used 6 cups of apricot puree I prepared yesterday and made some great apricot jam. Oddly, it looks a great deal like the apricot orange marmalade I made earlier unless you look closely. I wasn’t able to discern it very well with the camera, sorry. Then, with the juice I poured…
Orange and Apricot Marmalade Recipe
Whew! The weekend is finally winding down. I’ve had a roast and potatoes in the slow cooker all day and I’m looking forward to eating and watching the next-to-the-last football game of the year. This weekend, I had 4 quart bags of frozen summer apricots, 7 oranges, and 2 lemons to make as much jam/jelly/marmalade as I…
What to do with all the Jam????
Have you been thinking of canning some of summer’s bounty but just cannot imagine trying to eat it all before 2020? Or, did you really get into the groove of canning, making all kinds of jam/jelly/marmalade then gave it to ALL your friends, family and neighbors as presents and STILL have cases of it left? …
My jam/jelly/marmalade did not set!!!
My jelly did not set up, what did I do wrong? Has this ever happened to you? You’ve followed a recipe exactly and then after the jelly cooled; it looks like pretty colored syrup. It could be any number things and here are a few reasons why. Some of the citrus or soft fruits take…