After tasting Miz Schaller's nectarine jam I just had to make some.

I bought 6 almost-softball-sized nectarines yesterday and some SureJel
(No more of that Ball stuff for me!) I peeled and chopped them today,
disappointed that altho they were gorgeous outside, they were brownish
under the skin.

Called SureJel (Kraft) to make sure I had the proportions right, subbing
nectarines for peaches. They were pretty dry so I put half through the
food processor and left the other half chunky. Followed the
instructions closely and I think I have a success!

I opened a jar of the grape I had problems with earlier in the week and
it looks as though it is jelling from the center outward. I'll give it
a few weeks before declaring it a total disaster.

When cauliflower was on sale last week I made three jars of pickled
cauliflower using the USDA bread-and-butter pickle brine. They turned
out well.

I think that's the extent of my preserving for the year unless I find
some decent oranges and decide to make orange marmalade this winter.

gloria p

Puester wrote:
After tasting Miz Schaller's nectarine jam I just had to make some.

I bought 6 almost-softball-sized nectarines yesterday and some SureJel
(No more of that Ball stuff for me!) I peeled and chopped them today,
disappointed that altho they were gorgeous outside, they were brownish
under the skin.

Called SureJel (Kraft) to make sure I had the proportions right, subbing
nectarines for peaches. They were pretty dry so I put half through the
food processor and left the other half chunky. Followed the
instructions closely and I think I have a success!

I opened a jar of the grape I had problems with earlier in the week and
it looks as though it is jelling from the center outward. I'll give it
a few weeks before declaring it a total disaster.

When cauliflower was on sale last week I made three jars of pickled
cauliflower using the USDA bread-and-butter pickle brine. They turned
out well.

I think that's the extent of my preserving for the year unless I find
some decent oranges and decide to make orange marmalade this winter.

gloria p
Gloria, Gloria, Gloria, nectarines ain't nothing but fuzzless peaches.
I'm proud you're getting along with the preserving though.

George

George Shirley wrote:

Gloria, Gloria, Gloria, nectarines ain't nothing but fuzzless peaches.

See, that's what I say, but James disagrees. He likes peaches and
not nectarines, and says it has nothing to do with the fuzz/skin. Go
figure.

Serene
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"Serene" wrote in message
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George Shirley wrote:

Gloria, Gloria, Gloria, nectarines ain't nothing but fuzzless peaches.

See, that's what I say, but James disagrees. He likes peaches and not
nectarines, and says it has nothing to do with the fuzz/skin. Go figure.

I think the two fruits are a bit different in flavor and texture. If you
peeled both and cut them into chunks, I think most people would detect a
difference.

Anny

"Puester" wrote in message
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After tasting Miz Schaller's nectarine jam I just had to make some.

I bought 6 almost-softball-sized nectarines yesterday and some SureJel (No
more of that Ball stuff for me!) I peeled and chopped them today,
disappointed that altho they were gorgeous outside, they were brownish
under the skin.

Called SureJel (Kraft) to make sure I had the proportions right, subbing
nectarines for peaches. They were pretty dry so I put half through the
food processor and left the other half chunky. Followed the instructions
closely and I think I have a success!

I opened a jar of the grape I had problems with earlier in the week and it
looks as though it is jelling from the center outward. I'll give it a few
weeks before declaring it a total disaster.

When cauliflower was on sale last week I made three jars of pickled
cauliflower using the USDA bread-and-butter pickle brine. They turned out
well.

I think that's the extent of my preserving for the year unless I find some
decent oranges and decide to make orange marmalade this winter.

gloria p

wait for the blood oranges to come in. They make wonderful marmalade and
looks 'real purdy' in the jar as well.
-ginny

On Fri, 5 Oct 2007 10:08:33 -0400, "Virginia Tadrzynski"
wrote:


"Puester" wrote in message
news
After tasting Miz Schaller's nectarine jam I just had to make some.

I bought 6 almost-softball-sized nectarines yesterday and some SureJel (No
more of that Ball stuff for me!) I peeled and chopped them today,
disappointed that altho they were gorgeous outside, they were brownish
under the skin.

Called SureJel (Kraft) to make sure I had the proportions right, subbing
nectarines for peaches. They were pretty dry so I put half through the
food processor and left the other half chunky. Followed the instructions
closely and I think I have a success!

I opened a jar of the grape I had problems with earlier in the week and it
looks as though it is jelling from the center outward. I'll give it a few
weeks before declaring it a total disaster.

When cauliflower was on sale last week I made three jars of pickled
cauliflower using the USDA bread-and-butter pickle brine. They turned out
well.

I think that's the extent of my preserving for the year unless I find some
decent oranges and decide to make orange marmalade this winter.

gloria p

wait for the blood oranges to come in. They make wonderful marmalade and
looks 'real purdy' in the jar as well.
-ginny


I made some a couple of years ago from Temple Oranges and Blood
Oranges. Temple for flavor and Blood for appearance.
--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)

Serene wrote:
George Shirley wrote:

Gloria, Gloria, Gloria, nectarines ain't nothing but fuzzless peaches.

See, that's what I say, but James disagrees. He likes peaches and not
nectarines, and says it has nothing to do with the fuzz/skin. Go figure.

Serene
I ain't touching his liking for things with fuzz on them. VB

I'm typing nearly blind today, got a cataract removed from the right eye
two weeks ago and the left one today. Everything is a big blur. The new
puppy is keeping me straight though. Four and a half month old rat
terrier, her name is Tilly Dawg Shirley and she is a little jewel.

George

George Shirley wrote:

I'm typing nearly blind today, got a cataract removed from the right eye
two weeks ago and the left one today. Everything is a big blur. The new
puppy is keeping me straight though. Four and a half month old rat
terrier, her name is Tilly Dawg Shirley and she is a little jewel.

I'm so glad you've welcomed another loving puppy into your family.
You deserve each other, and I mean that in the nicest possible way.

Serene

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Serene wrote:
George Shirley wrote:

I'm typing nearly blind today, got a cataract removed from the right
eye two weeks ago and the left one today. Everything is a big blur.
The new puppy is keeping me straight though. Four and a half month old
rat terrier, her name is Tilly Dawg Shirley and she is a little jewel.

I'm so glad you've welcomed another loving puppy into your family. You
deserve each other, and I mean that in the nicest possible way.

Serene

She is a strange little dog, not afraid of anything or anybody. Lies
beside me in the easy chair, flat of her back with all four legs
sticking straight up and snoozes. Watches TV, never saw a dog pay
attention to the TV before. I think she hears the noise and sees the
moving parts of the picture and wonders what it is.

She eats her cup of puppy food a day but takes each bite out, lays it on
the floor and then eats it. Weird little dog, fits right into this family.

George

Don't kid yuourself, they can watch TV and like or dislike programs. Willow
my kitten hates David Letterman and when he comes on, she attacks the
screen. She likes Oprah.
"George Shirley" wrote in message
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Serene wrote:
George Shirley wrote:

I'm typing nearly blind today, got a cataract removed from the right eye
two weeks ago and the left one today. Everything is a big blur. The new
puppy is keeping me straight though. Four and a half month old rat
terrier, her name is Tilly Dawg Shirley and she is a little jewel.

I'm so glad you've welcomed another loving puppy into your family. You
deserve each other, and I mean that in the nicest possible way.

Serene

She is a strange little dog, not afraid of anything or anybody. Lies
beside me in the easy chair, flat of her back with all four legs sticking
straight up and snoozes. Watches TV, never saw a dog pay attention to the
TV before. I think she hears the noise and sees the moving parts of the
picture and wonders what it is.

She eats her cup of puppy food a day but takes each bite out, lays it on
the floor and then eats it. Weird little dog, fits right into this family.

George

"Granby" wrote in message
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Don't kid yuourself, they can watch TV and like or dislike programs.
Willow my kitten hates David Letterman and when he comes on, she attacks
the screen. She likes Oprah.

Only cat I ever had that watched TV was Sojourner Truth. Many years ago our
local PBS station played The Prisoner at 10pm on Sundays. I got in the
habit of sitting on the living room floor and watching every Sunday night.
As soon as the crack of thunder that started each episode sounded, Sojo
would come running from wherever in the house she happened to be to sit on
the sofa and watch, absolutely enthralled.

I never did figure out what it was about the show that so fascinated her. I
highly doubt it was the intellectual challenge the show presented.

Anny