On Tue, 29 Jan 2008 04:00:10 +0000 (UTC), W. Baker posted:

In alt.support.diabetes Frank t2 wrote:

: "W. Baker" a ?crit ...
: In alt.support.diabetes jeremy wrote:
: : W. Baker wrote:
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: I also make my own jams in the summer using special pectins and sweetening
: them when I open the jar with either aspertame or Splenda. I do this
: because these jams taste much better. I make sugared jams fo rmy husband,
: but i buy him bitter marmelade because I cannot get the Seville oranges
: and they are a pain to make anyway. I am a retired person adn have the
: time to do this. Others may well not be able to or can't afford the
: frequently high price of eh fresh fruit and berries. In that case, the
: Smuckers no sugar added jams can work. My philosophy in this area is to
: not deny the nice foods , but to find a way to have them while maintaining
: a controlled carb way of life.
:
: Wendy


: Wendy,
: How do you do this? I have Splenda and PLENTY of fruit in my garden,
: but I have never made jams for me, since the high content of fruit sugars
: has put me off doing it.
: If there is a secret, I would LOVE to know, as I miss jams on my toa-
: dooooh!
: I can't have toast either ...

: Frank

The jams are not no-carb by any means, but are ever so much better than
than the regular jams adn I can have a spoonful on a Wasa cracker as a
treat once or twice a week. I generlly make berry jams, as that is what I
can get fresh grown (and sometimes cheaper) near my country home in the
summer. I get the special pectin fo rno sugar aded jams and jellies (made
from strained fruit juice, rather than whole fruit smashed up) Two
companies make little single use boxes here in the US, Ball and Mrs.
Wages. I don't know if these or simmilar products are available in
France, but the Ball company of Muncie Indiana should have a web site and
you might be able to find out more fro them. 1 packet works with aobut 2
dry quarts of berries(straw, rasp,blue, black are the ones I get and makes
about 4-6 8 ounce jars of jam(sometimes I use a bit more than the 2 qts
and add a little water). I simply follow the directions on the box. You
can make either freezer jam or regular sterilized jam that can sit on the
pantry shelf(what I do) Very important! once you open this jam and add
your 4-5 packets of Splenda YOU MUST KEP THE JAR REFRIGERATED. It molds
rather quickly as there is no added sugar to keep down the microbes.
Also, try to use a jar up in les that 2 weeks. If you like you could make
it in smaller (4 oz) jars so you can help with this problem.

I hope this helps.

One of my favourite "jams" is cranberry sauce (homemade, from fresh or
frozen cranberries). We had about 1 cup of it left over from
Christmas, and it lasted me almost three weeks. Next batch I make will
be with Splenda. I doubt the Splenda will act quite the same as sugar,
in preserving the product, but if I make small enough batches, that
won't be a problem.

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Larry, T2, Saskatchewan, Canada.
DX 24 Aug 07. D&E
Metformin 2000mg, Ramipril, Simvastatin
Dx A1c 8.1 : Latest 5.1