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Fleur @Fleura (35007) • United Kingdom 16 Jul 21

I always save up my glass jars to re-use. Some of them have decorative lids with pictures of fruit. My partner - who never sees the point of anything decorative - just uses any jar that comes to hand, but I find it irritating if I...

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Satisfying on all counts

Fleur @Fleura (35007) • United Kingdom 6 Sep 19

The other day, when I popped to the shop for a few necessary items, I was tempted to buy some reduced strawberries. They were a bit squishy but I thought they would be fine for jam. When I thought about it afterwards I realised...

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Mmmmm...Homemade Apricot Jam

Susan @HazySue (39265) • Gouverneur, New York 24 May 19

Is there anything better than a homemade jam? I don't think so. The rich sweetness touches your tongue and instantly wakes up your taste buds. Of course, apricot jam is one of my favorites, but then I consider all the flavors...

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That was a success then!

Fleur @Fleura (35007) • United Kingdom 23 Jan 19

As I mentioned the other day, I bought some Seville oranges and at the weekend I made them into marmalade. I made 19 jars and I thought that would probably last me a couple of years. On Monday I was telling a friend the story of...

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What is Your Favorite Jelly?

Steve West @zebra2222 (5268) • United States 1 Apr 16

Do you have a favorite jelly? Are you into the traditional strawberry jelly? Do you like to be more adventurous? Blackberry, apricot, raspberry, or blueberry jellies are available as well. Do you like the preserves, jam, or...

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Homemade preserves = Extra Income? Cool~!!

Hydraloth @Hydraloth (185) • Philippines 7 Nov 12

Hello guys!! Im happy to share my experience about homemade preserves and how it gives me extra income. Well, I was wandering around the mall looking for stuff to spend my time. After a while, i saw this book about home canning...

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When you want a sweet treat...

joyceshookery @joyceshookery (2057) • United States 25 Jun 10

but you have no money to go buy something, here’s what I did and it turned out to be a delicious help to soothe my sweet tooth. Got Bisquick, some milk, sugar or Splenda and preserves? Make the dough, add sweetener to taste...

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Doesn't anyone garden anymore? How about making and canning preserves?

sharone74 @sharone74 (4837) • United States 21 Mar 10

When I was young my mother and most of the women in her age group gardened. Everyone's grandmother gardened and put up fruit in those old fashioed ball mason canning jars. Women used to put away cans of every conceivable fruit,...

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I feel like boasting that I made this most wonderful taste.

katerina @thea09 (18305) • Greece 6 Dec 09

For the first time in my life I made marmalade today, cheating a bit of course as actually cooking it in the breamaker on the jam cylcle. It is the best best best marmalade I have ever tasted which is why I'm boasting. Fresh...

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Apples galore

OpinionatedLady @OpinionatedLady (5965) • United States 28 Aug 09

I am an avid apple lover. we pick and preserve around 100 pounds each year and yet we never make until the next spring...lol... we can, jam, jelly, sauce, brine, ferment and freeze our apples. Does anyone else do this?

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My first Chutney.

nancyrowina @nancyrowina (3850) 25 Jul 09

I made it when I saw a load of plums from my neighbours tree falling from a branch that overhangs our garden and rotting (see my other discussion "I have way too many plums" for pictures of how many I had), so I decided to pick...

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whats the difference between jams, jellies and preserves?

moonlitmagikchild @moonlitmagikchild (22181) • United States 31 Mar 09

ok im a city girl and have never made any of these and seriously didnt know there was a difference in them.. most look the same to me! i just pick strawberry and put it on my biscuits and go on with my life but i have noticed...

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Being creative and resourceful during these economic times.

Batch 1 of the plums given to me are done. They perked up in taste and were more

writersedge @writersedge (22563) • United States 25 Aug 08

like plums after I put the sugar in. The recipe on sure-jell called for 8 cups of sugar for every 6 cups of plums. Before it cooked down, it wasn't bad, but after it cooked down, was it ever sweet! Wow! The color is candy apple...

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First Jelly of the year, rose jelly. Do you make your own jellies, jams, or

writersedge @writersedge (22563) • United States 3 Jul 08

preserves/marmelades? Last year I made my rose jelly with lemon juice, this year, I made it with orange extract. It tastes like orange marmelade. Last year it tasted like lemonade jelly. One year I tried dandelion jelly, but...

all kinds curious about

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strawberries

triptadasgupta @triptadasgupta (900) • India 2 May 08

well friends...i love eating everthing made out of strawberry.Strawberry jam.strawberry marmalade,strawberry tart,strawberry flavoured biscuits.Well do you also like the strawberry flavour???can you please tell me some other...

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Old Fashioned Home Made Jelly

terilee79720 @terilee79720 (3621) • United States 9 Apr 08

I could have put this discussion in the topic of 'making money', but I chose cooking instead. I've come up with another way to add extra income for us during our retirement. We have several fruit trees in our yard. We have three...

canning fruit

homemade jelly recipe

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Don't do it!!! LOL

jillhill @jillhill (37353) • United States 24 Aug 07

Okay, so it's past time to go to the grocery store. All the snacks are long gone and tonight I was really hungry for something sweet. The temperature has dropped enough to heat up the oven without running the air conditioning so...

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Cherry Uses and food ideas.

odinntala @odinntala (45) • United States 11 May 07

I love cherries and I just wanted to see if there were other cherry lovers here as well. What do you use cherries in? I make cherry juice. Cherries pie, and cherry surprise. :)

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Jam, Jelly or Preserves? Memories?

lisado @lisado (1227) • United States 29 Jan 07

Which do you prefer and why? My MIL said that jam is made with fruit juice, which is why it is generally seedless and cheaper than the other two. Jelly is made with some fruit, but it's mashed pretty fine. Preserves has hunks of...

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