On Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:12:19 -0600, Melba's Jammin'
> wrote:

>In article >,
> brooklyn1 > wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:21:23 -0600, Melba's Jammin'
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >In article >,
>> > brooklyn1 > wrote:
>> >> Many home canners produce their own pectin by hanging damaged apples
>> >> in cheese cloth, squishing and letting their juices drip into a pot
>> >
>> >Many? ROTFLMAO!!! Some might; I don't know any.
>>
>> Then your jam world is small, or you associate with the wealthier home
>> preservers. Apples are very plentiful in NY State. Commercial
>> pectin is expensive, apples are cheap, or free for the taking. Not
>> everyone buys their fruit from the market like you do, or has an "in"
>> with a commercial canner. A lot of people hereabouts grow their own
>> and put up a lot of fruit of all kinds, it's a major part of their
>> livelihood, not something they dabble at to win ribbons. Many folks
>> make their own pectin... I discovered this because the locals ask to
>> harvest my crabapples,
>(snip)
>
>> http://www.wildflowers-and-weeds.com...ger/pectin.htm
>
>Well, there you go, then. Many you've heard of do it; none that I know
>of do.
>
>And for the record, I buy my pectin from Fleet Farm or in bulk from
>U-Bake; my "in" with a commercial canner doesn't get me any free stuff.
>(I wish it did!!)

Well, they should give you more then a pickle hat for putting your
face on their label.