tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014100274699311649.post1920553254047655164..comments2024-02-28T01:14:13.415-08:00Comments on Our Smallholding Adventure: Monday night preserving - my nemesis strawberry jamTracy - Our Smallholding Adventurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00693567749134384866noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014100274699311649.post-87618503394774894492017-06-19T10:10:00.330-07:002017-06-19T10:10:00.330-07:00Thanks for that.xThanks for that.xLouise Houghtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13074355125344865358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014100274699311649.post-51867396215899062642017-06-19T04:18:30.483-07:002017-06-19T04:18:30.483-07:00I'm certainly going to look and try out the ap...I'm certainly going to look and try out the apple pectin, thanks for that! Fingers crossed this stays nice as I will be gutted if not! Tracy https://www.blogger.com/profile/05866363148112288322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014100274699311649.post-16501705021627325202017-06-19T04:17:47.344-07:002017-06-19T04:17:47.344-07:00I'm surprised they didn't get eaten by oth...I'm surprised they didn't get eaten by other animals where he'd stashed them!Tracy https://www.blogger.com/profile/05866363148112288322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014100274699311649.post-80984806084406801482017-06-19T04:17:17.565-07:002017-06-19T04:17:17.565-07:00Love planning ahead Tania, I'll have a google ...Love planning ahead Tania, I'll have a google for some Christmas apricot ideas now, thanks!Tracy https://www.blogger.com/profile/05866363148112288322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014100274699311649.post-3631553206194896232017-06-19T04:16:39.892-07:002017-06-19T04:16:39.892-07:00oooh gooseberries.....mmmm! Thank youoooh gooseberries.....mmmm! Thank youTracy https://www.blogger.com/profile/05866363148112288322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014100274699311649.post-5354796657382343962017-06-19T04:16:18.237-07:002017-06-19T04:16:18.237-07:00I have lots of plants and let the runners root the...I have lots of plants and let the runners root themselves too, plus we pick as soon as they're ready (having said that I haven't this weekend and we've loads ready!) xxTracy https://www.blogger.com/profile/05866363148112288322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014100274699311649.post-29843048169075639442017-06-19T04:15:21.392-07:002017-06-19T04:15:21.392-07:00Oh my, it really did! I have cats around me that ...Oh my, it really did! I have cats around me that cause us issues on the veg plot and it's a real downer Tracy https://www.blogger.com/profile/05866363148112288322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014100274699311649.post-77895263815373469602017-06-19T04:14:42.920-07:002017-06-19T04:14:42.920-07:00Thanks Tricia. I'll have to try the strawberr...Thanks Tricia. I'll have to try the strawberry and rhubarb and I need to get some more vodka on the go for the Christmas hampers. I'm looking forward to sloe gin too as I didn't get round to it last year.xxTracy https://www.blogger.com/profile/05866363148112288322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014100274699311649.post-63827360075107113832017-06-15T23:54:12.804-07:002017-06-15T23:54:12.804-07:00That looks a great colour and hopefully it won'...That looks a great colour and hopefully it won't go mouldy this time. It happens to all of us on occasion.<br /><br />When we have our apple glut in the autumn, I have made my own apple pectin, which works well. I think that recipe may be in Pam's book too. Enjoy.Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014100274699311649.post-10784921872444258202017-06-13T04:08:25.400-07:002017-06-13T04:08:25.400-07:00All my first crop of almost ripe strawberries I fo...All my first crop of almost ripe strawberries I found stashed in a heap under a planter by a cheeky squirrel .... I don't think there will be much strawberry jam for us this year, unless I mix it half and half with rhubarb or gooseberries.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177854521955532744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014100274699311649.post-9615565727180965072017-06-13T03:11:08.435-07:002017-06-13T03:11:08.435-07:00I would probably add pectin, some strawberry jams ...I would probably add pectin, some strawberry jams are just too sweet and you lose the flavour of the strawberry. I bought two punnets of apricots and made jam yesterday for Christmas presents and us! Living Alone in Your 60'shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08848266282669835475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014100274699311649.post-58717495620374181122017-06-13T02:11:18.801-07:002017-06-13T02:11:18.801-07:00My answer to the problem setting strawberry jam is...My answer to the problem setting strawberry jam is to add either some cooked gooseberries or some stewed apple and possibly a sachet of pectin too.Mixing gooseberries or apple doesn't alter the flavour and the jam is still strawberry red and delicious.Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014100274699311649.post-14161855605206740002017-06-13T00:26:29.300-07:002017-06-13T00:26:29.300-07:00Tracy that looks totally yummy. I have some strawb...Tracy that looks totally yummy. I have some strawbs ready t pick but not that many. How do you look after yours to make sure you get good fruit or do you just have more plants than me? I only have about 7 plants, second year in.Louise Houghtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13074355125344865358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014100274699311649.post-21697821503811471372017-06-12T20:05:33.968-07:002017-06-12T20:05:33.968-07:00I totally understand why mold like that would make...I totally understand why mold like that would make a person cry. That must have been so depressing. We have some wonderful wild strawberries here we were enjoying but it looks suspiciously like the neighbors cat sprayed on them - they look suddenly burnt - and I've fallen into depression as well. Cottontailfarmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06603586688895863727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5014100274699311649.post-27976321074948102017-06-12T15:29:04.330-07:002017-06-12T15:29:04.330-07:00Well done Tracy sometimes strawberry jam needs ext...Well done Tracy sometimes strawberry jam needs extra pectin in I usually use quite a bit of lemon juice as well. Different fruits have different pectin levels which helps the preserve set. One thing I have found though is crushing the strawberries does help. Strawberry and Rhubarb is also a good one to make. I also use Pinterest for looking out different recipes and with you having the produce to hand now you will need different things of processing them. Once you have the recipe saved and to hand you can always go back to it. I now have quite a few bottles of vodka on the go, Mixed Berry, Lemoncello, Strawberry, Raspberry, Rumptopf x 2. I have been stockpiling the vodka for the last four or five months for just an occasion. I am looking forward to doing Sloe Gin this year also as long as I can locate the berries. Take care and glad to see you are still persevering. Pattypan xxPattypanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10533048669555871726noreply@blogger.com