tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202234701285349376.post7198608455730371764..comments2023-10-11T06:13:42.738-07:00Comments on CAKE ON THE BRAIN: HOMEMADE STRAWBERRY JAMCakebrainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11105616222969699846noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202234701285349376.post-41127989804005722552010-10-16T17:36:49.254-07:002010-10-16T17:36:49.254-07:00I loved reading your blog!! Made me laugh! And I a...I loved reading your blog!! Made me laugh! And I am the same way as you described yourself. I love making jam, but I don't have any "country" decor or sing any Patsy Cline!<br />Cheers to all the jam makers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202234701285349376.post-5710614374657696252008-12-02T10:43:00.000-08:002008-12-02T10:43:00.000-08:00Cakemaker, do you have an email address to contact...Cakemaker, do you have an email address to contact you? I work in media and would like to talk with you.VMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14046383963611266715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202234701285349376.post-41511558204388968442008-07-10T16:19:00.000-07:002008-07-10T16:19:00.000-07:00Your strawberry jam looks great! Homemade strawbe...Your strawberry jam looks great! Homemade strawberry jam s so good!test it commhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07795596315329913917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202234701285349376.post-26516581490501894302008-07-09T19:15:00.000-07:002008-07-09T19:15:00.000-07:00Hee, "stomach." Ha ha ha :POkay, you've sold me on...Hee, "stomach." Ha ha ha :P<BR/><BR/>Okay, you've sold me on making jam (that is cheating, though, $2 for 3 pounds of strawberries? *Local* strawberries from here cost about $3 for a half-pound!). No commercial pectin in these parts, though, looks like I'll have to rely on the natural pectin of mangoes :)Manggyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05977929776424593762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202234701285349376.post-7667178592262247722008-07-08T07:59:00.000-07:002008-07-08T07:59:00.000-07:00Wow, what a strawberry score you made! My family l...Wow, what a strawberry score you made! My family loves having homemade strawberry jam, so I usually make enough to last the year. But some years I seem to miss the strawberry season. The local ones are gone so quickly!Cookie baker Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11069661176518230573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202234701285349376.post-57662694094343611182008-07-07T20:15:00.000-07:002008-07-07T20:15:00.000-07:00girlcanbake: You go girl! make some jam and make ...girlcanbake: You go girl! make some jam and make the world a better place!<BR/>jumpinjude: don'tcha love it when things come together so perfectly? <BR/>fujikopez: Yay! another jam-making kindred spirit!<BR/>giz: actually, the jam tasted very fresh. It wasn't exceptionally sweet compared to store-bought jams. Perhaps the lemon juice had a hand in tempering the sweetness of the sugar. The processing time was quite short too so that helped with the fresh berry flavours. I think I added a couple cups more of berries than the 8 called for in the recipe becauase I was kind of generous in my measuring technique! I also have a freezer jam method that uses only half the amount of sugar too but my freezer is too jam-packed for any more storage!<BR/>amanda: jello? I call desserts made with gelatine, "jello" (as in the Bill Cosby brand!) I'm quite sure Canadians and Americans alike call it "jam". We call fruit preserves that are made using juice, "jelly" though. Is that what you're referring to? Such as in "peanut butter and jelly sandwich"? there aren't chunks of fruit in it and that's the only difference I can ascertain.Cakebrainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11105616222969699846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202234701285349376.post-38516372109108868322008-07-07T18:38:00.000-07:002008-07-07T18:38:00.000-07:00i am so happy you guys call it jam and not jello. ...i am so happy you guys call it jam and not jello. looks delicious!amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18223445120352639450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202234701285349376.post-39928814247912629262008-07-07T15:29:00.000-07:002008-07-07T15:29:00.000-07:00Your jam looks out of this world. I just made som...Your jam looks out of this world. I just made some recently too - it is a happy undertaking. Mine was a little different 9cups strawberries to 4 cups sugar and I found it very sweet. Didn't you find it really sweet?gizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03909193699597525772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202234701285349376.post-30644198217325640582008-07-07T14:42:00.000-07:002008-07-07T14:42:00.000-07:00That looks yummy! I just started making jam. On Fr...That looks yummy! I just started making jam. On Friday we went to a pick-your-own strawberry farm and picked a gallon of strawberries, and on Saturday I made about eight half-pints of jam! It was way easier than I thought it would be. I'm hooked! Oh, and I agree, homemade is WAY WAY WAY better than anything you can buy in the store!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202234701285349376.post-5307282592373073392008-07-07T13:43:00.000-07:002008-07-07T13:43:00.000-07:00Yep, in western NY we have both blackberries and b...Yep, in western NY we have both blackberries and black raspberries (often called 'blackcaps') wild and free for the picking. I used to pick the blackcaps and then we just decided to start planting fruit and veg anywhere we could on our property. I almost jumped in, but this class came to my attention at the last minute, so I figured why not? Enjoy!JumpinJudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04050346073201521099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202234701285349376.post-19177284400974801972008-07-07T13:27:00.000-07:002008-07-07T13:27:00.000-07:00I'm with you! The world would be a better place i...I'm with you! The world would be a better place if everyone made their own jam once in a while! I love it. The end result is just amazing! I have the pectin and the jars, and with your inspiration I'm going to make my own jam! Thanks so much!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202234701285349376.post-7010721669312780472008-07-07T12:50:00.000-07:002008-07-07T12:50:00.000-07:00I never took a course but just winged it and follo...I never took a course but just winged it and followed instructions in cookbooks (that and a lot of research.) I figure the best way to learn is to just jump in and give it a try. A course sounds like a good idea! In Vancouver, you can pick as many blackberries you want for free...they grow wild everywhere! I practiced my jam-making technique with blackberries for a few years and found it pretty rewarding! Yeah, tomatoes are my next goal but they are a lot of work compared to jam! Oh well, it's worth it!Cakebrainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11105616222969699846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6202234701285349376.post-27006972435908589972008-07-07T10:25:00.000-07:002008-07-07T10:25:00.000-07:00Yay, another new jam maker! I just started in the...Yay, another new jam maker! I just started in the last week, after taking a day-long class. So far we have 80 ounces of strawberry (which we picked at a local farm), and another 80 ounces of black raspberry jam from our own bushes. I am making at least another 80 ounces today... and like you, I am not stopping at jam. Next goal: Tomatoes! <I>(But they have to ripen first!)</I>JumpinJudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04050346073201521099noreply@blogger.com