In article >,
Melba's Jammin' > wrote:

> The good news: I placed in 10 of the 20 canning lots I entered and 1 of
> the 3 baking lots. There really isn't any *bad* news.
>
> First place ribbons (canning) were for Blackberry Jelly, Cherry Amaretto
> Jam, and Bread & Butter Pickles (Yesss-s-s-s-!!). Winning the Bread &
> Butter lot for the third consecutive year means that I will not be
> allowed to compete in that lot for two years. (*^;^*) Ain't that a
> shame.
>
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> It's good to be me. I hope it's not bad being you.


Congratulations! I knew you'd come through with ribbons flying.

Now for the hat in hand request: I picked 3 quarts of blackberries
today. I could have picked more, but I only brought a 3 quart dish.
Now I need to do something with them. Might I be so bold as to ask for
the recipes for the blackberry jam and jelly? The SO and I would be
most grateful.

Cindy

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In article
>,
Cindy Fuller > wrote:

> In article >,
> Melba's Jammin' > wrote:
>
> > The good news: I placed in 10 of the 20 canning lots I entered and 1
> > of
> > the 3 baking lots. There really isn't any *bad* news.
> >
> > First place ribbons (canning) were for Blackberry Jelly, Cherry
> > Amaretto
> > Jam, and Bread & Butter Pickles (Yesss-s-s-s-!!). Winning the Bread &
> > Butter lot for the third consecutive year means that I will not be
> > allowed to compete in that lot for two years. (*^;^*) Ain't that a
> > shame.
> >
> Other highlights snipped
> > It's good to be me. I hope it's not bad being you.
>
>
> Congratulations! I knew you'd come through with ribbons flying.
>
> Now for the hat in hand request: I picked 3 quarts of blackberries
> today. I could have picked more, but I only brought a 3 quart dish.
> Now I need to do something with them. Might I be so bold as to ask for
> the recipes for the blackberry jam and jelly? The SO and I would be
> most grateful.
>
> Cindy


Sweetie, get a package of pectin and follow the recipe -- it's what I
do. Ball Fruit Jell is cheaper than Sure Jell if you can find it. did
I ever mention that my blackberry "stuff" is made from commercially
frozen berries? I use about 4 packages (12-16 ounces each?) and thaw
them. Drain the juice and use it for jelly; use the berries for jam.
I recommend that, otherwise you will use one helluva lot of blackberries
in order to get a decent amount of juice.

IIR, if you use a LIQUID PECTIN recipe for making jelly, they usually
call for two pouches (the full box) of pectin (Ball makes one of those,
too; Certo is more commonly found). If your supply of blackberry juice
is slim, it's easy to make only half a recipe, using one pouch of liquid
pectin. BTDT.
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In article >,
Melba's Jammin' > wrote:


> Sweetie, get a package of pectin and follow the recipe -- it's what I
> do. Ball Fruit Jell is cheaper than Sure Jell if you can find it. did
> I ever mention that my blackberry "stuff" is made from commercially
> frozen berries? I use about 4 packages (12-16 ounces each?) and thaw
> them. Drain the juice and use it for jelly; use the berries for jam.
> I recommend that, otherwise you will use one helluva lot of blackberries
> in order to get a decent amount of juice.

There are plenty more berries where those 3 quarts came from. Plus I
found another prolific patch yesterday that cries out for picking.
Unfortunately, mean people with chainsaws decimated the patch at the end
of the street.
>
> IIR, if you use a LIQUID PECTIN recipe for making jelly, they usually
> call for two pouches (the full box) of pectin (Ball makes one of those,
> too; Certo is more commonly found). If your supply of blackberry juice
> is slim, it's easy to make only half a recipe, using one pouch of liquid
> pectin. BTDT.

Thank you for your wisdom. I'll see if Fred Meyer has the appropriate
provisions. I have to take SO's mom's laundry to her tonight or
tomorrow morning, and Fred's more-or-less on the way there.

Cindy

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