I'm putting up preserves, - ask me anything.

[SOteric]

[JVS]

1. What kind?

[SOteric]

4. A variety

Apricot, raspberry, beach plumb, rhubarb & cassis and Loganberry.

[JVS]

6. sounds good

[Maple]

2. WHY

are you putting up preserves??

I haven't seen anyone do that in 40 years!

[SOteric]

7. Because

they taste better, I can control the ingredients and select for organic ingredients, and it's more cost-efficient than purchasing the artificial tasting stuff at the store.

[JVS]

3. Do you have an extra jar for a poor student?

[SOteric]

9. You bet, sweetie

I'll e-mail it to ya. ;-)

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

5. Did ya get some of those sweet end of summer peaches?

I made lemon, strawberry, peach and apricot so far this summer

I cook with them too...they all taste good on grilled chicken

[SOteric]

8. I like a good

garlic and pepper jelly on chicken. I usually put up jellies at some point in the late summer/early fall, too. But I set aside a couple of days, 'cuz it takes more time.

[RecoveringAsshole]

11. Are you well preserved??

peachy?

[SOteric]

12. Still

fresh from the vine.

How 'bout you; -plump or puckered?

[RecoveringAsshole]

15. YES!!

:hi:

[dweller]

10. No Pears?

i love pear preserves. My gramma made kickass pear preserves, and sadly took the recipe with her...
i've been experimenting with different approaches to obtain her technique, nothing has achieved the chewy, but fresh and sweet product.

good luck, and pass along the recipes.

dp

[Coffee Coyote]

13. No blackberry?

:evilfrown:

[SOteric]

14. I would have, happily.

But the blackberry crop is on it's way out, having peaked in early June through the end of July. I didn't find the time when it was fresh, and the stuff that's left in stores is a tad puny-looking.

Maybe next year, cutie. ;-)

[GOPisEvil]

16. Wow!!!!!

:wow:

:yourock:

[ulysses]

17. ever made fig preserves?

:9

[GOPisEvil]

18. I second that!

Fig preserves are to die for. :9

[ulysses]

20. Ms Uly's dad

gave us a couple of jars a few years ago that a client had made and given to him - first time I'd ever had them. Damn but that was good stuff.

[GOPisEvil]

21. A friend of my mom's has a fig tree.

We've gotten a few jars over the years. Also, if you have a Middle Eastern market in your area, they often have really delicious fig preserves.

[ulysses]

22. hmm

We don't have any in the immediate area that I know of, but I think there's a little Lebanese place in Norcross...

[SOteric]

29. Indeed I have, you sweet thing, you.

Figs are just coming available up here, and there's some chance I'll put up some fig preserves around mid-month.

[arwalden]

19. Here's How *I* Put Up Preserves...

Open pantry door.
Place Smuckers jar on top shelf.
Close pantry door.

Ta-dah! Preserves have now been put up.

-- Allen

[SOteric]

30. A time honoured tradition,

and much easier to clean up after. ;-)

[supernova]

23. What's your recipe?

fruit:sugar ratio? Do you use pectin?

[WillParkinson]

24. Are we talking a wildlife preserve?

Because that would be, like, so cool!

[buddhamama]

25. i'm interested in the rhubarb preserves

is the process similar to that of other preserves?

gotta say, i didn't know about rhubarb preserves. my grandmother was a culinary delight and rhubarb was a fvorite of hers but even she didn't make rhubarb preserves.

i have a small crop of rhubarb in my garden... :-)

[SOteric]

35. I will

type up the recipe a little later in the day, and send it your way.

[BritishHuman]

26. Sweet!

:-)

[SOteric]

34. You sure are,

you good-lookin' hunk of dude, you.

[buddhamama]

27. thought of another question

do you think a person can read too much?

is there a standard number of hours that is acceptable, too much or not enough?

[SOteric]

33. I think it's possible,

but I wouldn't ascribe a specific number of hours to reading as acceptable. It will vary from person to person. I would use the same yardstick I apply to so many other activities in life: If it has begun to interfere with your work, your family, your relationships, your health and/or your ability to enjoy other things in life; -it's too much.

[buddhamama]

36. good answer

a healthy balance.

thanks in advance for the rhubarb preserve recipe.

[commander bunnypants]

28. What is the difference between preserves and jelly and marmalade

MMMM I like marmalade....



DDQM

[SOteric]

31. Preserves

have whole pieces of fruit in them. Jams have macerated pieces of fruit in them. Jellies are clear liquids jelled typically with pectin. Marmalades are made with the cut rind and juices of citrus fruits. Curds are smooth pastes made from adding eggs and butter to a fruit liquid high in acids, like lemon, passion fruit or cranberry.

[commander bunnypants]

32. OOOHHHH

Tanks

DDQM