Terry wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> http://www.instructables.com/tag/typ...e/?sort=RECENT
>
> About halfway down the page you'll see an Instructable for making
> freezer jam. Yeah, I know, you all already know how to do this... But
> in the instructable you get to see the tile backsplash in our kitchen
> which we did entirely ourselves (and will never try such a project
> again!!).
>
> I've made a lot of strawberry freezer jam; this was my first attempt
> at peach. My sister made some peach last year that was WONDERFUL!
> Mine was so-so. But I'll get better at it. Maybe a little later in
> the season when the peaches are better.

By better, do you mean riper? Riper peaches might have a better flavor
but they have less naturally occurring pectin.

Don't just use lemon to make the pectin gel. Use lemon to brighten the
flavor of the fruit. And it's perfectly all right to use spices and
seasonings in preserves, so go ahead and add a touch of ginger to those
peaches.

<for my blueberry preserves, I put in a pinch of cardamom>