I don't think I've ever read any posts in here in regards to making jam
or jelly, so I just wondered if anybody in here does that?

If you do make your own, what kind do you make? What are your favorite
flavors? Have any special recipes to share?

Before my mother died of cancer 5 years ago, she and I would make it
together, but I haven't made it since. Commercial brands just don't have
near the same quality of flavor as homemade. Nothing beats a person's
own raspberry, or strawberry jam. I haven't made a jelly roll since then
either, as not the same with commercial jam, I don't think.

Hubby use to make salmon berry jelly every year, until he was diagnosed
with type 2 Diabetes (it uses 7 cups of sugar per batch). We would often
give it out at Christmas, and everyone seemed tickled to get it. Neither
of us eat much of any kind of jam or jelly anymore, but I do buy it to
bake with, and occasionally will have a open-faced peanut butter
sandwich with some type of jam/jelly on top the p. butter. I use it in
a restaurant, if we are eating breakfast out, and most often I opt for
orange marmalade.

Judy

On Tue, 17 Jul 2012 08:47:08 -0800, (Judy Haffner)
wrote:

>
>I don't think I've ever read any posts in here in regards to making jam
>or jelly, so I just wondered if anybody in here does that?
>
>If you do make your own, what kind do you make? What are your favorite
>flavors? Have any special recipes to share?
>
>Before my mother died of cancer 5 years ago, she and I would make it
>together, but I haven't made it since. Commercial brands just don't have
>near the same quality of flavor as homemade. Nothing beats a person's
>own raspberry, or strawberry jam. I haven't made a jelly roll since then
>either, as not the same with commercial jam, I don't think.
>
>Hubby use to make salmon berry jelly every year, until he was diagnosed
>with type 2 Diabetes (it uses 7 cups of sugar per batch). We would often
>give it out at Christmas, and everyone seemed tickled to get it. Neither
>of us eat much of any kind of jam or jelly anymore, but I do buy it to
>bake with, and occasionally will have a open-faced peanut butter
>sandwich with some type of jam/jelly on top the p. butter. I use it in
>a restaurant, if we are eating breakfast out, and most often I opt for
>orange marmalade.
>
>Judy

There are none so blind as those on web-tv.

Boron

On Jul 17, 9:47*am, (Judy Haffner) wrote:
> I don't think I've ever read any posts in here in regards to making jam
> or jelly, so I just wondered if anybody in here does that?
>
> If you do make your own, what kind do you make? What are your favorite
> flavors? Have any special recipes to share?
>
> Before my mother died of cancer 5 years ago, she and I would make it
> together, but I haven't made it since. Commercial brands just don't have
> near the same quality of flavor as homemade. Nothing beats a person's
> own raspberry, or strawberry jam. I haven't made a jelly roll since then
> either, as not the same with commercial jam, I don't think.
>
> Hubby use to make salmon berry jelly every year, until he was diagnosed
> with type 2 Diabetes (it uses 7 cups of sugar per batch). We would often
> give it out at Christmas, and everyone seemed tickled to get it. Neither
> of us eat much of any kind of jam or jelly anymore, but I do buy it to
> bake with, and occasionally will have a open-faced peanut butter
> sandwich with some type of jam/jelly on top the p. butter. I *use it in
> a restaurant, if we are eating breakfast out, and most often I opt for
> orange marmalade.
>
> Judy

Making jams and jellies was outlawed several years ago.

On Jul 17, 9:47*am, (Judy Haffner) wrote:
> I don't think I've ever read any posts in here in regards to making jam
> or jelly, so I just wondered if anybody in here does that?

Yes

>
> If you do make your own, what kind do you make? What are your favorite
> flavors? Have any special recipes to share?

Made jam from our sour cherry tree for years, but it's ailing and did
not leaf out this year. I will probably run a batch of peach jam from
our peach tree.

>
> Before my mother died of cancer 5 years ago, she and I would make it
> together, but I haven't made it since. Commercial brands just don't have
> near the same quality of flavor as homemade. Nothing beats a person's
> own raspberry, or strawberry jam. I haven't made a jelly roll since then
> either, as not the same with commercial jam, I don't think.
>
> Hubby use to make salmon berry jelly every year, until he was diagnosed
> with type 2 Diabetes (it uses 7 cups of sugar per batch). We would often
> give it out at Christmas, and everyone seemed tickled to get it. Neither
> of us eat much of any kind of jam or jelly anymore, but I do buy it to
> bake with, and occasionally will have a open-faced peanut butter
> sandwich with some type of jam/jelly on top the p. butter. I *use it in
> a restaurant, if we are eating breakfast out, and most often I opt for
> orange marmalade.

What do you put on your toast?

Recipes for homemade jams call for more sugar than absolutely
necessary, but are safe. You can make freezer jams with less sugar.
The amount of sugar in homemade wines is adjusted to account for the
sugar in the fruit by use of hydrometers. I wish that functionality
was available for jams.

On 2012-07-17, Judy Haffner > wrote:
>
> I don't think I've ever read any posts in here in regards to making jam
> or jelly, so I just wondered if anybody in here does that?

Boy, are you ever new!

Tell her, gang.

nb

Judy Haffner wrote:
>
> I don't think I've ever read any posts in here in regards to making jam
> or jelly, so I just wondered if anybody in here does that?

See rec.food.preserving for most of the discussion.

> If you do make your own, what kind do you make? What are your favorite
> flavors? Have any special recipes to share?

About every other year we get bushels of apples, pears, peaches,
strawberries and such to make our own. Still plenty of jars from last
year so we likely won't this year.

Boron wrote:

>There are none so blind as those on
> web-tv.

What kind of a stupid-assed comment is that? What does it have to do
with the subject of the thread?

Not that it's any of your damn business, but I also have a computer,
though prefer to access the newsgroups with the WebTV newsreader.

Now...go back and finish your pee-soaked cereal!

Oh, have a nice day.

Judy

On Tue, 17 Jul 2012 08:47:08 -0800, (Judy Haffner)
wrote:

>
> I don't think I've ever read any posts in here in regards to making jam
> or jelly, so I just wondered if anybody in here does that?
>
> If you do make your own, what kind do you make? What are your favorite
> flavors? Have any special recipes to share?
>
> Before my mother died of cancer 5 years ago, she and I would make it
> together, but I haven't made it since. Commercial brands just don't have
> near the same quality of flavor as homemade. Nothing beats a person's
> own raspberry, or strawberry jam. I haven't made a jelly roll since then
> either, as not the same with commercial jam, I don't think.
>
> Hubby use to make salmon berry jelly every year, until he was diagnosed
> with type 2 Diabetes (it uses 7 cups of sugar per batch). We would often
> give it out at Christmas, and everyone seemed tickled to get it. Neither
> of us eat much of any kind of jam or jelly anymore, but I do buy it to
> bake with, and occasionally will have a open-faced peanut butter
> sandwich with some type of jam/jelly on top the p. butter. I use it in
> a restaurant, if we are eating breakfast out, and most often I opt for
> orange marmalade.
>
I made strawberry-Meyer lemon marmalade a few weeks ago and I've been
wanting to make some sort of fancy strawberry jam ever since, but we
keep eating the strawberries before I make the jam so I've decided to
make cranberry-jalapeno jelly instead.


--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

spamtrap1888 wrote:

>Made jam from our sour cherry tree for
> years, but it's ailing and did not leaf out
> this year. I will probably run a batch of
> peach jam from our peach tree.

I've never eaten home made cherry, or peach jam, but I'll bet it would
be delicious. The only trees that do very well here are apple trees. My
grandma use to make the most delicious apple butter from hers. I think
our growing season is too short, maybe too cool and wet for other fruits
to grow well, but always have an abundance of berries that do well
here...strawberries, blueberries (wild) and also wild are the salmon
berries and huckleberries. We've made jam with our rhubarb too and
gooseberries and raspberries.

>What do you put on your toast?

Usually peanut butter and also like cinnamon/sugar on it.

>Recipes for homemade jams call for
> more sugar than absolutely necessary,
> but are safe. You can make freezer
> jams with less sugar. The amount of
> sugar in homemade wines is adjusted to
> account for the sugar in the fruit by use
> of hydrometers. I wish that functionality
> was available for jams.

I'm sure it can be made with sugar substitutes also, but don't like
using anything like that.

Judy

On Tue, 17 Jul 2012 09:54:17 -0800, (Judy Haffner)
wrote:

>
>Boron wrote:
>
>>There are none so blind as those on
>> web-tv.
>
>What kind of a stupid-assed comment is that? What does it have to do
>with the subject of the thread?

**** off, bitch...both you and the horse you rode in on.

And thanks for confirming your ignorance about this group.
>
>Not that it's any of your damn business, but I also have a computer,
>though prefer to access the newsgroups with the WebTV newsreader.

I have no interest in your electronics other than giving posters a
giggle by me noting the goofy way you access usenet. I am so proud of
you that you have a big gwoen-up's compooter at home, too.

>Now...go back and finish your pee-soaked cereal!

No thanks, sugar.....just because *you're* in Depends, doesn't mean
the rest of us are.

Face it, you're ignorant about the posters here, ignorant of the
medium and using thin-client Usenet access, and then to top it off,
you're just plain ignorant.

Oh, and you're a bitch, too.

Boron

Boron wrote:

>Oh, and you're a bitch, too.

I'd much rather be a bitch, than an ass-wipe like you!

Now STFU moron!

Judy

On Jul 17, 11:15*am, Boron Elgar > wrote:
> On Tue, 17 Jul 2012 09:54:17 -0800, (Judy Haffner)
> wrote:
>
>
>
> >Boron wrote:
>
> >>There are none so blind as those on
> >> web-tv.
>
> >What kind of a stupid-assed comment is that? What does it have to do
> >with the subject of the thread?
>
> **** off, bitch...both you and the horse you rode in on.
>
> And thanks for confirming your ignorance about this group.
>
>
>
> >Not that it's any of your damn business, but I also have a computer,
> >though prefer to access the newsgroups with the WebTV newsreader.
>
> I have no interest in your electronics other than giving posters a
> giggle by me noting the goofy way you access usenet. *I am so proud of
> you that you have a big gwoen-up's compooter at home, too.
>
> >Now...go back and finish your pee-soaked cereal!
>
> No thanks, sugar.....just because *you're* in Depends, doesn't mean
> the rest of us are.
>
> Face it, you're ignorant about the posters here, ignorant of the
> medium and using thin-client Usenet access, and then to top it off,
> you're just plain ignorant.
>
> Oh, and you're a bitch, too.
>
> Boron

Boron, are you ok? I've only been here for a short while but I've
not seen you jump on people like this for seemingly no reason.
No, Julie didn't have to come back at you with a nasty retort, but you
must admit you threw the first stone.

I'm a relative newbie and except for Barb Schaller, I haven't seen
much if any posting about jams and jellies either.

I really hate to see rancor and sniping on this board, there is more
than enough of that out there in the real world these days.

sf wrote:

>I made strawberry-Meyer lemon
> marmalade a few weeks ago and I've
> been wanting to make some sort of
> fancy strawberry jam ever since, but we
> keep eating the strawberries before I
> make the jam so I've decided to make
> cranberry-jalapeno jelly instead.

I've never had those combinations before, but bet they are real good. My
mother use to make a strawberry marmalade with oranges, lemons and
strawberries that was very good and also we made a strawberry-cherry jam
and one with strawberries and fresh or frozen cranberries, which we
liked to make to give out during the holidays.

Judy

On 2012-07-17 17:54:17 +0000, Judy Haffner said:

> Boron wrote:
>
>> There are none so blind as those on
>> web-tv.
>
> What kind of a stupid-assed comment is that?

The first of the topic.

notbob wrote:
>Judy Haffner wrote:
>>
>> I don't think I've ever read any posts in here in regards to making jam
>> or jelly, so I just wondered if anybody in here does that?
>
>Boy, are you ever new!
>
>Tell her, gang.

How many ribbons worth?

On 2012-07-17 16:47:08 +0000, Judy Haffner said:

> I don't think I've ever read any posts in here in regards to making jam
> or jelly, so I just wondered if anybody in here does that?

The wife made a valiant attempt to make guava jelly when we had a tree
in the backyard. One of three years really worked and was wonderful.
We took the three out, but she's made to more passes with store-bought
fruit. One worked

We have a couple of berry bushes now that have gone wild and she's
taken a swing at one of those that worked well. She made a pretty good
peach thing a few years back too.

I am not a jam/jelly fan so I have scant opportunity to share her joy
when she succeeds. She sure is a jam/jelly fan though.

> Hubby use to make salmon berry jelly every year...

Is that a seafood or a fruit? If it's a seafood I might be interested!

On Tue, 17 Jul 2012 09:54:17 -0800, (Judy Haffner)
wrote:

>
>Boron wrote:
>
>>There are none so blind as those on
>> web-tv.
>
>What kind of a stupid-assed comment is that? What does it have to do
>with the subject of the thread?
>
>Not that it's any of your damn business, but I also have a computer.

Yeah, yeah, yeah... very webtver says that... same as every yugo
driver says their beemer is in the garage. LOL

Judy Haffner wrote:

> Now...go back and finish your pee-soaked cereal!

Mmmm! I want you to help design the menus at my cafe. You have that
inventiveness that pushes culinary boundaries.

On Jul 17, 12:47*pm, (Judy Haffner) wrote:
> I don't think I've ever read any posts in here in regards to making jam
> or jelly, so I just wondered if anybody in here does that?
>
> If you do make your own, what kind do you make? What are your favorite
> flavors? Have any special recipes to share?
>
> Before my mother died of cancer 5 years ago, she and I would make it
> together, but I haven't made it since. Commercial brands just don't have
> near the same quality of flavor as homemade. Nothing beats a person's
> own raspberry, or strawberry jam. I haven't made a jelly roll since then
> either, as not the same with commercial jam, I don't think.
>
> Hubby use to make salmon berry jelly every year, until he was diagnosed
> with type 2 Diabetes (it uses 7 cups of sugar per batch). We would often
> give it out at Christmas, and everyone seemed tickled to get it. Neither
> of us eat much of any kind of jam or jelly anymore, but I do buy it to
> bake with, and occasionally will have a open-faced peanut butter
> sandwich with some type of jam/jelly on top the p. butter. I *use it in
> a restaurant, if we are eating breakfast out, and most often I opt for
> orange marmalade.
>
> Judy

Obviously, you have not perused every thread in the last month.
We happen to have a poster here who has truckloads of blue ribbons for
jams etc. She could probably answer any questions you might have.

In article >,
says...
>
> I don't think I've ever read any posts in here in regards to making jam
> or jelly, so I just wondered if anybody in here does that?

When our kids were young and hollow legged, they ate vast amounts of
bread and jam, all of it home made from our garden fruit; plums, damsons,
strawberry and rhubarb.

Now they are away and I don't grow much fruit, I don't bother making
jam but I do make all our marmalade, enough to last a year of breakfasts,
in an annual marathon in January.... several different sorts. This years
were orange, grapefruit, whisky, orange and pineapple, and orange and
lemon.

I also make lemon curd occasionally, maybe a couple of times a year; it
doesnt keep so we eat it fresh.

Janet

"Judy Haffner" > wrote in message
...
>
> I don't think I've ever read any posts in here in regards to making jam
> or jelly, so I just wondered if anybody in here does that?

My mom used to be a serial canner/jam/jelly maker in the old days, stocking
the bomb shelter I suppose. :-) I will make sugar free refrigerator jam once
in awhile, but that's it. Picked and peeled too much of that stuff as a kid
to want to do much of it now.

Cheri

On Tue, 17 Jul 2012 08:47:08 -0800, (Judy Haffner)
wrote:

>
>I don't think I've ever read any posts in here in regards to making jam
>or jelly, so I just wondered if anybody in here does that?
>
>If you do make your own, what kind do you make? What are your favorite
>flavors? Have any special recipes to share?
>
>Before my mother died of cancer 5 years ago, she and I would make it
>together, but I haven't made it since. Commercial brands just don't have
>near the same quality of flavor as homemade. Nothing beats a person's
>own raspberry, or strawberry jam. I haven't made a jelly roll since then
>either, as not the same with commercial jam, I don't think.
>
>Hubby use to make salmon berry jelly every year, until he was diagnosed
>with type 2 Diabetes (it uses 7 cups of sugar per batch). We would often
>give it out at Christmas, and everyone seemed tickled to get it. Neither
>of us eat much of any kind of jam or jelly anymore, but I do buy it to
>bake with, and occasionally will have a open-faced peanut butter
>sandwich with some type of jam/jelly on top the p. butter. I use it in
>a restaurant, if we are eating breakfast out, and most often I opt for
>orange marmalade.
>
>Judy

Try over on rec.food.preserving

gtr wrote:
>
>I am not a jam/jelly fan so I have scant opportunity to share her joy
>when she succeeds. She sure is a jam/jelly fan though.

I'm not much into jams/jellies but I love compote... it's very easy to
make, takes no time at all, no recipe is needed, ingredients are
limited only by ones imagination. Before bothering with say apricot
jam I'd much rather stew up a potful of dried apricots, but I usually
use assorted fruit. And I happen to really like stewed prunes. I
guess I like to see the whole fruits, to me, unless I make it myself,
jam is like mystery meat... but jam/jelly is too much work. And
jams/jellies are too sugary, compote contains nothing but the natural
dried fruit and natural flavorings (citrus, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger,
booze, etc.), no added sugar, no pectin, no nuthin. And dried fruits
present no storage problem,as they are self preserving... I'll make up
a small batch at a time (2-3 qts) and it'll keep fine in the fridge
for several months but It doesn't last that long. And I don't need to
be concerned with temperature, sterilizing, special jars/caps, special
pots, etc. And if you know where to shop dried fruit is rather
inexpensive. Best quality, much better than from the stupidmarket,
products change periodically with crop availability:
http://sunmaidstore.sunmaid.com/
Their dried figs are heaven. I place my orders by phone, sometimes
they suggest products not yet on the web site.

On 7/17/2012 7:54 AM, Judy Haffner wrote:
>
> Boron wrote:
>
>> There are none so blind as those on
>> web-tv.
>
> What kind of a stupid-assed comment is that? What does it have to do
> with the subject of the thread?

For some reason, some folks don't care much for posts through web-tv. I
have no idea why. When I think of web-tv, I think of kids getting mom
and dad a system as way for them to get into the wonderful world of
email so they can keep in touch with the grandkids. This is a great
thing - beats the heck out of me what people have against families
staying in touch. I think that they're mean people. That's the breaks.

>
> Not that it's any of your damn business, but I also have a computer,
> though prefer to access the newsgroups with the WebTV newsreader.
>
> Now...go back and finish your pee-soaked cereal!
>
> Oh, have a nice day.
>
> Judy
>

On Jul 17, 1:46*pm, dsi1 > wrote:
> On 7/17/2012 7:54 AM, Judy Haffner wrote:
>
>
>
> > Boron wrote:
>
> >> There are none so blind as those on
> >> web-tv.
>
> > What kind of a stupid-assed comment is that? What does it have to do
> > with the subject of the thread?
>
> For some reason, some folks don't care much for posts through web-tv. I
> have no idea why. When I think of web-tv, I think of kids getting mom
> and dad a system as way for them to get into the wonderful world of
> email so they can keep in touch with the grandkids. This is a great
> thing - beats the heck out of me what people have against families
> staying in touch. I think that they're mean people. That's the breaks.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > Not that it's any of your damn business, but I also have a computer,
> > though prefer to access the newsgroups with the WebTV newsreader.
>
> > Now...go back and finish your pee-soaked cereal!
>
> > Oh, have a nice day.
>
> > Judy

My first intro the the internet was with web-tv. I thought it was
pretty cool. It had its quirks but it did work and we had a blast
surfing and finding all sorts of stuff.

My mother-in-law makes fig preserves every year. The figs come from
our tree. The preserves are very good and keep us in PBJ sandwiches
and jelly toast for most of the year.

Tara

Chemo the Clown wrote:
>
> Making jams and jellies was outlawed several years ago.

Yeah, that's why I quit.

You want something that tastes just like Gramma used to can?
Try Welch's Strawberry Spread. It's got that great taste.

Gary

On Tue, 17 Jul 2012 10:46:02 -0800, (Judy Haffner)
wrote:

>
> sf wrote:
>
> >I made strawberry-Meyer lemon
> > marmalade a few weeks ago and I've
> > been wanting to make some sort of
> > fancy strawberry jam ever since, but we
> > keep eating the strawberries before I
> > make the jam so I've decided to make
> > cranberry-jalapeno jelly instead.
>
> I've never had those combinations before, but bet they are real good. My
> mother use to make a strawberry marmalade with oranges, lemons and
> strawberries that was very good and also we made a strawberry-cherry jam
> and one with strawberries and fresh or frozen cranberries, which we
> liked to make to give out during the holidays.
>
> Judy

I was going to add an herb to the strawberry jam... thyme or basil. I
added fresh thyme to the marmalade, but although I thought I used a
lot - apparently I didn't use enough to make a significant flavor
impact.

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

On Tue, 17 Jul 2012 11:45:51 -0700 (PDT), ImStillMags
> wrote:

>On Jul 17, 11:15*am, Boron Elgar > wrote:
>> On Tue, 17 Jul 2012 09:54:17 -0800, (Judy Haffner)
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> >Boron wrote:
>>
>> >>There are none so blind as those on
>> >> web-tv.
>>
>> >What kind of a stupid-assed comment is that? What does it have to do
>> >with the subject of the thread?
>>
>> **** off, bitch...both you and the horse you rode in on.
>>
>> And thanks for confirming your ignorance about this group.
>>
>>
>>
>> >Not that it's any of your damn business, but I also have a computer,
>> >though prefer to access the newsgroups with the WebTV newsreader.
>>
>> I have no interest in your electronics other than giving posters a
>> giggle by me noting the goofy way you access usenet. *I am so proud of
>> you that you have a big gwoen-up's compooter at home, too.
>>
>> >Now...go back and finish your pee-soaked cereal!
>>
>> No thanks, sugar.....just because *you're* in Depends, doesn't mean
>> the rest of us are.
>>
>> Face it, you're ignorant about the posters here, ignorant of the
>> medium and using thin-client Usenet access, and then to top it off,
>> you're just plain ignorant.
>>
>> Oh, and you're a bitch, too.
>>
>> Boron
>
>Boron, are you ok? I've only been here for a short while but I've
>not seen you jump on people like this for seemingly no reason.
>No, Julie didn't have to come back at you with a nasty retort, but you
>must admit you threw the first stone.

She's been on my case before, and I'll slap her down at every
opportunity.

Really, I love a good teasing, but she's a raving bitch, really, and I
have no qualms about saying it.
>
>I'm a relative newbie and except for Barb Schaller, I haven't seen
>much if any posting about jams and jellies either.

And...?
>
>I really hate to see rancor and sniping on this board, there is more
>than enough of that out there in the real world these days.

That is damn all that is left of the group, really. Hate to say it
after damn near 14 years, but 'strue.

Boron

On Tue, 17 Jul 2012 12:06:10 -0700 (PDT), Kalmia
> wrote:

> Obviously, you have not perused every thread in the last month.

Do you?



--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

On 7/17/2012 4:50 PM, Boron Elgar wrote:
>> >I really hate to see rancor and sniping on this board, there is more
>> >than enough of that out there in the real world these days.

> That is damn all that is left of the group, really. Hate to say it
> after damn near 14 years, but 'strue.


If you are one of the ones fanning the flames, don't bitch about the heat.

George L

On 2012-07-17 21:50:30 +0000, Boron Elgar said:

> Really, I love a good teasing, but she's a raving bitch, really, and I
> have no qualms about saying it.

As long as you are getting what you need from a food coking group. Some
believe that If one person doesn't like another, the rest of us should
be willing to listen to them convert the subject matter into a
slap-fight.

So they do.

>> I really hate to see rancor and sniping on this board, there is more
>> than enough of that out there in the real world these days.
>
> That is damn all that is left of the group, really. Hate to say it
> after damn near 14 years, but 'strue.

Well, you sure are doing your part!

On 2012-07-17 21:09:55 +0000, Tara said:

> My mother-in-law makes fig preserves every year. The figs come from
> our tree. The preserves are very good and keep us in PBJ sandwiches
> and jelly toast for most of the year.

That's a thought. We have two fig trees and if we are handy with
netting at night to ward off critters, we manage to get plenty. We do
tend to gobble them each morning for breakfast. But even though I'm
not a jam/jelly fan, a preserved fig spread sounds damn good.

On 7/17/2012 6:47 AM, Judy Haffner wrote:
>
> I don't think I've ever read any posts in here in regards to making jam
> or jelly, so I just wondered if anybody in here does that?
>
> If you do make your own, what kind do you make? What are your favorite
> flavors? Have any special recipes to share?
>
> Before my mother died of cancer 5 years ago, she and I would make it
> together, but I haven't made it since. Commercial brands just don't have
> near the same quality of flavor as homemade. Nothing beats a person's
> own raspberry, or strawberry jam. I haven't made a jelly roll since then
> either, as not the same with commercial jam, I don't think.
>
> Hubby use to make salmon berry jelly every year, until he was diagnosed
> with type 2 Diabetes (it uses 7 cups of sugar per batch). We would often
> give it out at Christmas, and everyone seemed tickled to get it. Neither
> of us eat much of any kind of jam or jelly anymore, but I do buy it to
> bake with, and occasionally will have a open-faced peanut butter
> sandwich with some type of jam/jelly on top the p. butter. I use it in
> a restaurant, if we are eating breakfast out, and most often I opt for
> orange marmalade.
>
> Judy
>

The art of canning/preserving is dying out. The younger generation will
not place much value on grandmas canning supplies and pressure cooker.
Let's face it, fresh food is easily available these days. Even on this
rock in the middle of nowhere, we no longer have to rely on canned foods
and homemade preserves. I've heard old guys say that back in the day,
they lived on canned foods. The food situation back then is the reason
these islands in the Pacific still have a fondness for canned meats that
most mainlanders find peculiar.

I used to make some no-cook strawberry preserves in the late 70s. Mostly
it was because I was really into biscuits and hot milk sponge cake and
fresh strawberry preserves go great with those things. The best time of
my life was sitting in that little nook in that old kitchen in San Bruno
CA with the sunlight streaming in through the open blinds. I remember
talking about the unknown disease that was causing my sister-in-law's
co-workers to waste away in the SF bay area and hearing the news of
Three Mile Island. Awful things for sure but I've never been as relaxed
as I was in those days.

On Tue, 17 Jul 2012 10:46:51 -1000, dsi1
> wrote:

> For some reason, some folks don't care much for posts through web-tv. I
> have no idea why. When I think of web-tv, I think of kids getting mom
> and dad a system as way for them to get into the wonderful world of
> email so they can keep in touch with the grandkids. This is a great
> thing - beats the heck out of me what people have against families
> staying in touch. I think that they're mean people. That's the breaks.

It's the people with superiority complexes. They're the ones who like
to brag about how long they've been on the internet, so of course
someone who uses web-tv or AOL is an object of scorn.

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

gtr wrote:

>Is that a seafood or a fruit? If it's a
> seafood I might be interested!

Salmon Berries grow wild, and are very plentiful all over Alaska. They
are good eating right off the bushes, but are best used in jelly. They
are orange, red or yellow in color, and quite tart with LOTS of seeds. A
friend made a pie out of them, but was just a bunch of sweetened baked
seeds when all was said and done.

Judy

On 7/17/2012 11:09 AM, Chemo the Clown wrote:
>
> My first intro the the internet was with web-tv. I thought it was
> pretty cool. It had its quirks but it did work and we had a blast
> surfing and finding all sorts of stuff.
>

Those ads for WebTV may have been a little too white for me but who
could resist those happy, attractive, models of an advanced age taking
such delight in reaching out to the kids through their TV? Certainly not I.

Hell, you'd think that the technodinos would embrace this technology
since it came out about the time of Win98. To tell you the truth, I
didn't know WebTV was still around. My guess is that TVs will be used
more and more to browse the web, not less. I think that the desktop
monitor has a better chance of disappearing. Bold prediction? You bet! :-)

On Tue, 17 Jul 2012 17:09:55 -0400, Tara >
wrote:

> My mother-in-law makes fig preserves every year. The figs come from
> our tree. The preserves are very good and keep us in PBJ sandwiches
> and jelly toast for most of the year.
>
Tara are those figs whole or like a jam? If the figs are whole, I'd
love to see the recipe (if it's on your computer).

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

George wrote:

>Mmmm! I want you to help design the
> menus at my cafe. You have that
> inventiveness that pushes culinary
> boundaries.

Sounds like a deal, but how much will you pay me per hour?

I even add a few extra personal touches...a few sprinkles of cinnamon,
some sliced almonds and a few chocolate chips, to give it a little more
of a "gourmet flare". Diners would wild over it...guaranteed! ;-)

Judy

On Tue, 17 Jul 2012 15:26:44 -0700, sf > wrote:

>On Tue, 17 Jul 2012 17:09:55 -0400, Tara >
>wrote:
>
>> My mother-in-law makes fig preserves every year. The figs come from
>> our tree. The preserves are very good and keep us in PBJ sandwiches
>> and jelly toast for most of the year.
>>
>Tara are those figs whole or like a jam? If the figs are whole, I'd
>love to see the recipe (if it's on your computer).

They are whole fig preserves. I'm sorry, I don't have the recipe, but
I hope you can find one you like. I think it is just figs in a sugar
syrup.

Tara