On 19/06/2013 7:49 AM, Helpful person wrote:
> On Tuesday, June 18, 2013 5:37:44 PM UTC-4, James Silverton wrote:
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>> Until a few years ago, the very fine jams from the Swiss Hero company
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>> did not include pectin but, alas, they have succumbed.
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>> Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)
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> What's wrong with pectin?
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>


Good question. In the good old days when pectin was not readily
available in some places they had to cook the bejeepers out of some
fruits to get it to set. Other fruits are naturally high in pectin and
would set up easily without it. It is quite safe in food quantities and
some people actually take supplements.