Comments on: Free pectin http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2007/05/03/free-pectin/ Dada, bring my beer in the living room Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:38:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Wendy http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2007/05/03/free-pectin/#comment-23248 Wendy Tue, 08 May 2007 20:13:58 +0000 http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2007/05/03/free-pectin/#comment-23248 <p>Strawberries. Mam made it a couple of times. But then you don't get the fun of seeing whether the Mason jars are going to explode...</p> Strawberries. Mam made it a couple of times. But then you don’t get the fun of seeing whether the Mason jars are going to explode…

]]> By: mamster http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2007/05/03/free-pectin/#comment-23246 mamster Tue, 08 May 2007 18:55:08 +0000 http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2007/05/03/free-pectin/#comment-23246 <p>Awesome, I have everything I need right here. I mean, except fruit. What kind of fruit should I start with?</p> Awesome, I have everything I need right here. I mean, except fruit. What kind of fruit should I start with?

]]> By: Neil http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2007/05/03/free-pectin/#comment-23244 Neil Tue, 08 May 2007 15:59:08 +0000 http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2007/05/03/free-pectin/#comment-23244 <p>By the way, freezer jam totally kicks regular jam's ass. My Mom made a LOT of jam back in the day (we never bought the stuff) and when she switched to the new-fangled freezer recipe there was no going back. Regular jam to me tastes overly "cooked", bland and too sweet. By comparison, freezer jam tastes like fresh fruit in jam form. Much easier and faster to make, too.</p> By the way, freezer jam totally kicks regular jam’s ass. My Mom made a LOT of jam back in the day (we never bought the stuff) and when she switched to the new-fangled freezer recipe there was no going back. Regular jam to me tastes overly “cooked”, bland and too sweet. By comparison, freezer jam tastes like fresh fruit in jam form. Much easier and faster to make, too.

]]> By: mamster http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2007/05/03/free-pectin/#comment-23205 mamster Fri, 04 May 2007 14:26:37 +0000 http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2007/05/03/free-pectin/#comment-23205 <p>Wendy, I'm going to steal the phrase "you can never tell who cans."</p> Wendy, I’m going to steal the phrase “you can never tell who cans.”

]]> By: Wendy http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2007/05/03/free-pectin/#comment-23201 Wendy Fri, 04 May 2007 01:49:37 +0000 http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2007/05/03/free-pectin/#comment-23201 <p>I bet there're a lot of urban canners in your neighborhood. Canning is one of those things, like knitting, embroidery, and breadmaking, that's Hip now. (You can tell by the way people blog about it.)</p> <p>Even if it weren't hip, you can never tell who cans: on Elba, I assisted a German newspaper magnate in making orange marmalade, because he couldn't stand to see the sour oranges outside his window going to waste. And by "assisted", I mean he made the marmalade and canned it, and I washed all the sticky stuff.</p> I bet there’re a lot of urban canners in your neighborhood. Canning is one of those things, like knitting, embroidery, and breadmaking, that’s Hip now. (You can tell by the way people blog about it.)

Even if it weren’t hip, you can never tell who cans: on Elba, I assisted a German newspaper magnate in making orange marmalade, because he couldn’t stand to see the sour oranges outside his window going to waste. And by “assisted”, I mean he made the marmalade and canned it, and I washed all the sticky stuff.

]]> By: mamster http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2007/05/03/free-pectin/#comment-23195 mamster Thu, 03 May 2007 22:43:09 +0000 http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2007/05/03/free-pectin/#comment-23195 <p>I find it hard to believe that anyone in my neighborhood ever cans anything, but canning supplies are sold year-round here. Then again, I'm probably being provincial.</p> I find it hard to believe that anyone in my neighborhood ever cans anything, but canning supplies are sold year-round here. Then again, I’m probably being provincial.

]]> By: Maggi http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2007/05/03/free-pectin/#comment-23194 Maggi Thu, 03 May 2007 19:46:59 +0000 http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2007/05/03/free-pectin/#comment-23194 <p>Holy cow... I actually have one of these sitting next to me right now! They're great for transporting liquids (like salad dressing, or milk for your morning coffee) to and from work in your lunchbox.</p> <p>I agree, they're great! But hard to find in our area when it's not canning season...</p> Holy cow… I actually have one of these sitting next to me right now! They’re great for transporting liquids (like salad dressing, or milk for your morning coffee) to and from work in your lunchbox.

I agree, they’re great! But hard to find in our area when it’s not canning season…

]]> By: mamster http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2007/05/03/free-pectin/#comment-23191 mamster Thu, 03 May 2007 18:00:37 +0000 http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2007/05/03/free-pectin/#comment-23191 <p>Man, I hope their ad campaign features Tone-Loc.</p> Man, I hope their ad campaign features Tone-Loc.

]]> By: Neil http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2007/05/03/free-pectin/#comment-23186 Neil Thu, 03 May 2007 16:01:46 +0000 http://www.rootsandgrubs.com/2007/05/03/free-pectin/#comment-23186 <p>Great idea. You might also be interested in the similar "Twist 'n Loc" containers from Ziploc (http://www.ziploc.com/twist-containers/).</p> Great idea. You might also be interested in the similar “Twist ‘n Loc” containers from Ziploc (http://www.ziploc.com/twist-containers/).

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