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not many currents yet..but sure love their color



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lovely CJ

11 Jul, 2009

 

there great.. i havent tasted red currants

11 Jul, 2009

 

Red currents have a lovely flavour but the seeds are a bit on the large side and get in your teeth.

11 Jul, 2009

 

If I had lots of them ..I would make some clear current jam or "jelly" we call it for toast..it is one of my favorites..

12 Jul, 2009

 

The jam is lovely but like I say the pips need straining out.

12 Jul, 2009

 

That's right ..it would be current jelly...when we strain any berry or apple etc. fruit until it is basically a clear juice, and then we add sugar etc. and cook it to thicken it, we call it jelly..jams are from pulp or crushed fruit and sugar and pectin...then of course there are the butters which are like a thick sauce. I love apple butter , but pear butter is my favorite..then there are the preserves which are thick chunks of fruit..and I used to like to do these and loved to do a freezer strawberry jam...I have not made any in a very long time now but used to love summers for the bounty of the fruit spreads..yum.
When I told GF and his girls that I liked to put jelly on toast..they thought I was quite strange until we sorted this idea out..lol..we call what you know as jelly, jello-gelatin dessert..lol..and I would not put it on my toast....that would be strange over here too... lol :) ~cat

12 Jul, 2009

 

how do u make apple butter?
have u got any recipies for tomatoes Cat...

12 Jul, 2009

 

Apple butter is a bit like apple sauce but with more sugar and spices ...I bet there is a recipe for it on the internet..here is a link I found

http://www.elise.com/recipes/archives/000119apple_butter.php

I had a great green tomatoe recipe..it was a sweet relish sort of thing...if I can remember what it was called I will let you know..I made it for a 98 year old friend in her last year..she was craving it..she was so happy that I made it for her..after I surprised her with it, she said she had eaten it on everything but cake...lol...

12 Jul, 2009

 

thanks Cat i'll check it out.

12 Jul, 2009

 

http://southernfood.about.com/od/tomatoes/Tomato_Recipes.htm

Here is a tomatoe recipe page too..some of these sound really good..yum...

12 Jul, 2009

 

i like the sound of the spicey tomatoe jam

12 Jul, 2009



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