tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998420814250658360.post8037552349919872458..comments2023-09-29T14:32:10.300+01:00Comments on _ cluck cluck: The darkest, lushest magentaGesahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15808430595430298345noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998420814250658360.post-71798383102469641362008-07-29T16:44:00.000+01:002008-07-29T16:44:00.000+01:00Elderberries and pear, how very British. Sounds li...Elderberries and pear, how very British. Sounds like a great combo. I'm visiting my sister in Cheshire at the moment (search for Bean Sprouts Blog)and she's taught me to make jams and chutneys.Yellowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05975849028363084985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998420814250658360.post-11449993315403894552008-07-21T15:57:00.000+01:002008-07-21T15:57:00.000+01:00Hi Chris! Yes - beet juice gets there too. Not so ...Hi Chris! Yes - beet juice gets there too. Not so much a fan of beet juice but I pickled some good ones with plenty of horseradish a couple of years back. Yet, there is something a bout the sticky sweetness of set jam remains in a pot...Gesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15808430595430298345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998420814250658360.post-48184223796029056322008-07-19T15:17:00.000+01:002008-07-19T15:17:00.000+01:00This reminds me of a beet juice photo I took and p...This reminds me of a beet juice photo I took and posted. Great minds think alike!!Chris Bolmeierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06317385277196861059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998420814250658360.post-44691017043644129422008-07-11T18:13:00.000+01:002008-07-11T18:13:00.000+01:00This brings back memories of making jam with my Mu...This brings back memories of making jam with my Mum during the school holidays.Lor Lorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06078367260702484326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998420814250658360.post-13673810616375753142008-07-11T08:29:00.000+01:002008-07-11T08:29:00.000+01:00Well... it asked for rum or black current liqueur,...Well... it asked for rum or black current liqueur, neither of which I have, but sloe seemed close enough and it tastes fab. Never made jam with haws or hips... always planned too but somehow haven't so far. Elderberries and finely shredded apples or pear are fabulous too, have you tried those, Steph?Gesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15808430595430298345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2998420814250658360.post-32365014045140833982008-07-11T07:45:00.000+01:002008-07-11T07:45:00.000+01:00What a great range of hues from the smeared remain...What a great range of hues from the smeared remains on the pot. I never thought of adding sloe gin to my jam. I can't wait to get to Penshaw Monument in the autumn. We have sloes, blackberries, elderberries, haws and hips there. The hips do need straining to get the fibres out first though.Yellowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05975849028363084985noreply@blogger.com