You all seem to be such proficient chefs. Well here is a place to share some of that cooking knowledge. Or do you have a cooking problem? Ask away. Jams and chutneys go here too.
anybody know how to stop the inside of your jam thermometer steaming up ? - some numpty put it in the sink instead of wiping it off!! now every time i go to use it the inside gets fogged up and unreadable. its completely sealed bar two smallish holes by the way.
Odsox wrote:Apart from the normal way on toast, I have a couple of desert spoonfuls stirred into my porridge every morning (when the time comes for my winter breakfasts and the woodburner is warm)
I also have some stirred into rice puddings ... and then there's jam roly poly, marmalade puddings, jam tarts, castle pudding, bakewell tart, ... a dollop of jam mixed with apples in a pie is rather yummy too.
Not a lot of problem using it up, that's for sure.
Back to heart attack food I see.
Yes there does seem to be a recurring theme doesn't there.
Ah well, you can't live forever.
Tony
Disclaimer: I almost certainly haven't a clue what I'm talking about.
Well for a first-timer at making preserves I've not done too badly this year.
Damson & Apple Butter
Beetroot & Orange Chutney
Pickled Beetroot
Bramble & Elderberry Jelly
Spiced Cider & Apple Jelly
Damson Jelly
Redcurrant & Crab Apple Jelly
Red Tomato & Apple Chutney
Green Tomato Chutney
And we're off out on Saturday to collect some pears, with the interntion of making
Pear Jam, and Pears in Brandy
And we've still got some beets in the ground so I'll be making some more picked beetroot before too long.
All we need now is a proper cupboard to put it all in!
Nix
"If you can see what the plate is made of, the portions are too small." Mrs G.Ogg
I have just tried this year's bramble jelly - I just had to know - and it's OK. Phew as my mother in law would disown me if I'd ruined it. Oh hang on maybe I should have let it set like a dunlop tyre.
now every time i go to use it the inside gets fogged up and unreadable. its completely sealed bar two smallish holes by the way.
(thanks)
