Well, hopefully, this'll be my boneheaded preserving move of the decade.

Went to make apple cider jelly using the low-sugar pectin. Called for
using a quart of cider and a range of sugar; I used 3 cups.

All boiled up, started jarring, and... heck, why am I so short on jars?
The instruction said four... maybe that's without sugar? Adding sugar
ought to have added to volume, so... hurriedly sanitized more jars.
Still not enough. What the...?

Then it dawned on me. Without even THINKING about it, I'd used a
container of cider. A HALF-GALLON container. Not only did I therefore
waste a quart of very tasty cider, fresh from the mill, I'm going to
have gooey cider syrup, not jelly.

Sigh. Well, I guess I can try to re-batch it, maybe half at a time.

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Scott wrote:
> Well, hopefully, this'll be my boneheaded preserving move of the decade.
>
> Went to make apple cider jelly using the low-sugar pectin. Called for
> using a quart of cider and a range of sugar; I used 3 cups.
>
> All boiled up, started jarring, and... heck, why am I so short on jars?
> The instruction said four... maybe that's without sugar? Adding sugar
> ought to have added to volume, so... hurriedly sanitized more jars.
> Still not enough. What the...?
>
> Then it dawned on me. Without even THINKING about it, I'd used a
> container of cider. A HALF-GALLON container. Not only did I therefore
> waste a quart of very tasty cider, fresh from the mill, I'm going to
> have gooey cider syrup, not jelly.
>
> Sigh. Well, I guess I can try to re-batch it, maybe half at a time.
>
Well, golly gee whiz Scott. Welcome to the bonehead world of most
preservers. Sooner than later we screw up big time. I made 8 pints of
plum syrup a while back. Supposed to be plum jam. Really good on
pancakes, waffles, and French toast though. <BSEG>

George

In article >,
Scott > wrote:

> Well, hopefully, this'll be my boneheaded preserving move of the decade.
>
> Went to make apple cider jelly using the low-sugar pectin. Called for
> using a quart of cider and a range of sugar; I used 3 cups.
>
> All boiled up, started jarring, and... heck, why am I so short on jars?
> The instruction said four... maybe that's without sugar? Adding sugar
> ought to have added to volume, so... hurriedly sanitized more jars.
> Still not enough. What the...?
>
> Then it dawned on me. Without even THINKING about it, I'd used a
> container of cider. A HALF-GALLON container. Not only did I therefore
> waste a quart of very tasty cider, fresh from the mill, I'm going to
> have gooey cider syrup, not jelly.
>
> Sigh. Well, I guess I can try to re-batch it, maybe half at a time.

Whoops! Personally, I think you could do worse than have a coupla jars
of cider syrup, Scott. My story of commiseration: Nephew's 55th
birthday today and he and his mom came to dinner. I decided to surprise
him with a birthday cake. I had two bananas to get rid of so Banana
Cake became the project. I haven't baked a cake, (cake dessert doesn't
count), much less a cake from scratch, much less a layer cake in 10-15
years. Longer story briefer: I forgot to add the three eggs * I thought
the batter seemed thick * until I was about to pour the pans and saw
them still in the sink, warming in hot water. I beat them in and all's
well that ends well. Cider syrup doesn't sound too bad, Dude.

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In article >,
George Shirley > wrote:
> Well, golly gee whiz Scott. Welcome to the bonehead world of most
> preservers. Sooner than later we screw up big time. I made 8 pints of
> plum syrup a while back. Supposed to be plum jam. Really good on
> pancakes, waffles, and French toast though. <BSEG>
>
> George

Better there than on toast, IMO,
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"Maligning an individual says more about you than the one you malign."
http://web.mac.com/barbschaller; blahblahblog
http://jamlady.eboard.com

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

> Whoops! Personally, I think you could do worse than have a coupla jars
> of cider syrup, Scott. My story of commiseration: Nephew's 55th
> birthday today and he and his mom came to dinner. I decided to surprise
> him with a birthday cake. I had two bananas to get rid of so Banana
> Cake became the project. I haven't baked a cake, (cake dessert doesn't
> count), much less a cake from scratch, much less a layer cake in 10-15
> years. Longer story briefer: I forgot to add the three eggs * I thought
> the batter seemed thick * until I was about to pour the pans and saw
> them still in the sink, warming in hot water. I beat them in and all's
> well that ends well. Cider syrup doesn't sound too bad, Dude.


Seems like the cake worked out fine, Barb.

I once put together a grape pie, but realized I'd forgotten to add the
sugar; I slit open the top crust of the unbaked pie, carefully poured in
the sugar, and managed an under-crust mix.

I have no use for cider syrup, so I'll try to repair the batch.

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