Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> Posted to rec.food.preserving, too. Follow-ups to the group from whence
> you read it.
> I think I could be having too much fun for a woman my age. I've got
> 102 jars of stuff put up - 3 kinds of Rhubarb Jam, 3 kinds of Strawberry
> stuff, "Goobernatorial"©� Grape Jelly, Blackberry stuffs,
> Apricot-Pineapple stuff, Cherry Berry Jam, and Horseradish Jelly. Not
> all done today; only 26 jars today. The "Goobernatorial"©� Grape
> Jelly is for the hostess basket for First Lady Mary Pawlenty at the
> shindig on Thursday night. Pretty good, huh? (^;*) What I haven't
> figured out yet is what kind of box or basket I'm going to put the stuff
> in for presentation to the gate guards. I'm guessing at -least- a half
> dozen jars of stuff (jam, jelly, pickles, relish)plus brownies and
> homemade bread. Any and all reasonable ideas are welcomed. Smartass
> answers may be withheld -- I've got enough ideas on my own.


Those big black plums with the yellow flesh (not sure the variety) make
*wonderful* jam -- dark purple color. It was one of my favorites last
year. I've been watching for them to show up at the stores, then wait a
week or two and buy them on the markdown. I haven't seen any yet; seems
like they are late this year.

Do you have any bread and butter pickles left from last year? Those
would go good with homemade bread (obviously.)

Best regards,
Bob