"Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
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> In article .com>,
> "ntantiques" > wrote:
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>> Our new Oregon home came with a nice row of well established blueberry
>> bushes. I didn't expect too much from them - between the birds and the
>> deer - but thanks (probably) to this year's quirky winter/spring
>> weather, we've got a bumper crop of the best darned blueberries I've
>> had since I was a kid picking wild ones on Cape Cod. Spent the evening
>> creating purple mayhem in the kitchen and now have myself a dozen
>> gleaming pints of lightly spiced blueberry jam. Has been ages since I
>> "jammed," and I'd forgotten how easy it is. May have to whip up another
>> batch for Christmas gifts - I come from a long line of blueberry
>> lovers. The plums are just getting ripe...note to self: buy more jars.
>>
>> Nancy
>
> My blues came from the supermarket and last night I made a batch of jam
> with blueberries, strawberries, a few bing cherries, and a ripe banana.
> And some Triple Sec and Southern Comfort. I'm still working on what to
> call it. I'll be in Vermont on the weekend and have been told it might
> be blueberry time there. Mostly, I don't care for blueberries, but if
> you get some booze with them they're ok.
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