"Anny Middon" > wrote in message
et...
> "The Joneses" > wrote in message
> ...
> >I think we discuss this every year, but it occurs to me that unriper
> > fruit floats better.
> > The strawberries were a good buy, but as I chopped them up, they
> > were not as tasty as they looked; and for all that huge size *I Am Not
> > Impressed.* Wish some local farmers grew strawberries around here. I
> > have a few plants I'm babying, but hardly enuf for a pot of jam.
> > And yes, this first batch turned out to be my famous layered jam.
> > It's all good...
> > Edrena
>
> When I first read the subject line I thought you were talking about
layering
> flavors of jam in the same jar.
>
> I have an (obviously) old cookbooklet (by the Certo people I think) that
has
> directions for doing this. The idea was that you filled the jar a third
> full, let it cool (at an angle if you wanted your jars to be extra fancy),
> then filled another third with a different flavor, and finally using a
third
> flavor. Then you put your paraffin on the jars.
>
> Actually, thinking about it, if you were willing to dump any jars that
> showed the slightest sign of mold, you could still do this. Maybe
covering
> the jars carefully in between while they cool. I wonder how much the
layers
> would melt and mix during BWB processing at the end. Any health concerns
> beyond the obviously increased chance of molding?
>
> Personally I'm not willing to try it, mostly because I think it would be a
> lot more work than warranted by the possible results, but I know there are
> people who would find layered jars of jam really special and impressive.
>
> Hmm. If you had help in the kitchen so that you made one flavor and your
> coworker made another, could you pour them into jars so that they layer?
> Then if you're careful moving the jars into and out of the BWB, would you
> still end up with layered jam?
>
> Anny
>
>

I already tried this with blueberry and peach. Took pics and showed them to
Barb - neither of us was really all that impressed by what it looked like,
but the jam was good!

I had 2 batches on the go at the same time, and thought I'd try it (because
the combined flavour, as much as I love it, doesn't look like much). I
tried it with 2 or 3 jars. I let each layer cool a bit, but not completely.
And yes, even after the BWB, the jams were layered.

I wouldn't do it again...too much work and not impressive enough. I'll see
if I can dig up those pics, in you're interested,

Kathi