Comments on: Jam Without a Recipe

By: Beverley M

Beverley M — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 07:00:20 +0000

Thanks for the inspiration! Tonight I made a tiny batch of orange marmalade. Here’s what I did, updated with what I should have done

Carefully peel* the zest off of two marmalade oranges. Remove the remaining white pith from those two, plus peel two more marmalade oranges.

Remove seeds, chop the fruit (chunky) and zest (fine). Simmer with 1/2 cup of sugar for about 20 minutes.

Made about a half cup.

* Possibly grating the zest instead would work better.

By: Kathi

Kathi — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:29:16 +0000

Fantastic ideas to make jam at home simpler. I’m wondering if you can do the dishwasher method to sterilize jars for canning fruit. I just bought 20 lbs of peaches and want to can them this weekend.

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By: ns

ns — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 07:17:31 +0000

Sorry I didn’t check back Vivian so didn’t see your post. I assume you were asking me? Saskatoons have the same healthy properties that Chokecherries do, and the Black Cherries and Blueberries from the U.S. and B.C. have. You can google studies. I was out picking Chokecherries today, and will again tomorrow. I didn’t take many. I plan to make juice and vinegar.

Sorry for the tangent Julie.

By: Vivian

Vivian — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:24:18 +0000

Very interesting, ns. I shall make good use of the chokecherries in my garden this year. Maybe a spoonful of syrup a day will “keep the doctor away”? I’d best take a closer look at the crabapple trees in the yard as well. What’s the word on our native saskatoons?