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sf[_9_]

On Tue, 17 Jul 2012 10:46:02 -0800, (Judy Haffner)
wrote:

>
> sf wrote:
>
> >I made strawberry-Meyer lemon
> > marmalade a few weeks ago and I've
> > been wanting to make some sort of
> > fancy strawberry jam ever since, but we
> > keep eating the strawberries before I
> > make the jam so I've decided to make
> > cranberry-jalapeno jelly instead.
>
> I've never had those combinations before, but bet they are real good. My
> mother use to make a strawberry marmalade with oranges, lemons and
> strawberries that was very good and also we made a strawberry-cherry jam
> and one with strawberries and fresh or frozen cranberries, which we
> liked to make to give out during the holidays.
>
> Judy

I was going to add an herb to the strawberry jam... thyme or basil. I
added fresh thyme to the marmalade, but although I thought I used a
lot - apparently I didn't use enough to make a significant flavor
impact.

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