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On Sun, 18 May 2008 20:42:35 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
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On Fri, 16 May 2008 21:58:12 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
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I want to make maybe 3 half pints of different kinds of preserves.
Most of the recipes I have found in the Ball book, for example, make
way too much for me.

Am I wishing for the moon or does anybody have good ideas/recipes I
can use. I want to be safe etc so I didn't want to just start halving
or quartering the ingredients to suit my needs.

No reason not to halve those recipes. A pouch of liquid pectin (3
ounces) is the equivalent of about 1/3 cup.
Thanks very much!! I didn't want to poison my self. yet.
Yeah, wait a while. ;-)
What is it that made you think you'd do harm to yourself (if not others)
by halving a recipe? I'm curious. Fear of canning?

Fear of canning - yep, and I come from a long line of canners. I
think I just got over it. You should see the 4 little jars of
Strawberries on Top preserves I just made. They are cooling on my
counter top, and are gorgeous if I do say so. Lids sealed up and
everything. I didn't have a rack so I cut up a very heavy foil broiler
pan to fit the bottom of the pot and put some holes in it. Worked
great.

Next up - Lemon and Ginger Marmalade. Yum. Basil, mint jellies from
the herb garden this summer.... lavender? Hmmm.... Anybody have a TNT
ginger syrup recipe? I love ginger anything.

Thanks for the advice, I'd have wussed out without it! I'm all puffed
up, LOL!!!

Just remember Edrena's advice, "No canning nekkid." Some day I'm going
to ask Miz Edrena just how that came to be. LOL