Jams
HULLING STRAWBERRIES – A DAUGHTER’S TIP
How did I manage before!
A few years ago, my younger daughter, Olivia, spent the Wimbledon fortnight hulling and counting out strawberries while working in the members’ restaurant the All England Lawn Tennis Club. In fact I think her job included a few more jobs besides. There she discovered and passed on a really great tip for hulling strawberries. Hulling strawberries using a…
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FUN FOODS for the young in the Easter holidays
Adding preserves for the young
Easter is nearly upon us and with it all the fare of Hot cross buns and Simnel cake and Roast Lamb and not to mention Easter Eggs Beyond these traditional Easter foods there are a whole range of favourite fun foods and platters – with or without preserves -that children can not only enjoy in the holidays and…
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SCHOOL HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES – COOKING WITH PRESERVES WITH THE YOUNG
With Jam and Coconut Slice for all ages
When my daughters were small and would come back from school at about 3.30pm they were generally absolutely famished and often totally ratty. A small sandwich would smooth everything out until their evening meal. By the time they were aged about six or seven, I would put out the sliced bread, spread and filling for them…
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A JAM COCKTAIL – WHATEVER NEXT?
AND HERE IS SOMETHING YOU CAN TRY AT HOME
I think I was lured unsuspectingly into the Jam Tree. It was about a month ago after my younger daughter Olivia had just run her first half marathon. I was so impressed with her achievement and I suggested she deserved a celebratory drink and bite to eat for lunch. That is when she said we…
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THE PECTIN PURIST
ARE YOU A PECTIN PURIST OR SOMETHING OF A FRAUD?
I AM A PECTIN PURIST Pectin purists love that the fruit and pectin are to be found together and all ready for that preserving moment. Pectin is sitting there in the skins of the best fruits and so just combining some of the high pectin fruits with low pectin fruits ensures a perfect set – the…
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CHESTNUT THOUGHTS, CHESTNUT JAM AND NAT KING COLE
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR
Chestnuts are so much part of Christmas fare – chestnuts as a stuffing, whole chestnuts , chestnut jam spread on toast or used as a puree added to ice cream or cream, mixed with puddings or made into a chestnut tart . So it is all very well for Nat King Cole to entice…
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Jam Jam Jam Jam Jam!
Did I mention... jam?
I have been prompted into these pouring out USES FOR JAM by Jackie Kaines Lang’s suggestion that after all the time spent over a preserving pan, jars may just be lurking at the back of cupboards. What a thought! There are so many and so here are mine. Do you have any to add? HERE…
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