On Sat 26 Mar 2005 11:51:57p, Serene wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> Reposted from my LJ:
>
> [26 Mar 2005|06:19pm]
> I am being so silly, because we have three minutes before our jelly is
> supposed to be reinverted, and my only thought was "Let's go post about
> our jelly!" Guy and I just made citrus jelly. I hope hope hope it turns
> out. Yay!
>
> Guy points out, and rightly so, that what's important is that it's jelly
> made from his citrus from his very own trees. Meyer lemons and juice
> oranges. The stuff is the color of sunshine, and the house smells sunny
> and happy, and who has a better life than I do?
>
> Back after it's jelly.
>
> [26 Mar 2005|06:38pm]
> Ohmigod. We just tasted the little bit of jelly that wouldn't fit in the
> jars. It's SO good. It tastes like it smells -- like sunshine. So proud
> and happy!
>
> [26 Mar 2005|07:01pm]
> Oh, and here's the recipe we used for the jelly.
> http://www.kraftfoods.com/recipes/Ja...rus/CERTOCitru
> sJelly.html
>
> We'll let you know how it turns out. [Edit: But we used the inversion
> method on the Certa package, which is to say we skipped the
> boiling-water bath and just poured the stuff quickly into jars, screwed
> on the tops, inverted the jars for 5 minutes, then flipped them back
> over. According to Certa, this works for high-acid jellies, but nothing
> else.]
>
> [26 Mar 2005|09:42pm]
>
> Got to Guy's and he says to me, he says, "I have a *plan*."
>
> Dun-dun-DAHHN!
>
> Good plan, love. We went to the coffeeshop and read for a couple of
> hours between admiring cute neighborhood toddlers. Then we came home and
> I made meatloaf, penne, and asparagus. Then we made citrus jelly. Then
> we sat (are sitting) around like married folk, listening to Crowded
> House and working on our computers (he's organizing his comics,
> something he's wanted to do for a while). I'm taking more oranges and
> lemons home so I can make more jelly. It will make good gifts, and
> Charlotte (who has a habit of bringing us lemony goodness) is first in
> line, if she wishes.
>
> Good, good day. Went fast.
>
> serene

Sounds like a great day! Also, a very tasty day!

--
Wayne Boatwright
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Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
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